Melissa R. Tower, MA, LLP, CPC

01/21/2024

This little illustration was life-changing for me. When I first posted it in 2017 (I think?), it reached a larger IG audience than Positively Present had ever seen before.

I’d been nervous to post it — I can’t remember exactly why, but I think I thought it was weird? — but I’m so glad I did. It shifted my entire career and led me down a new creative path.

If you’re a creative person, keep making and sharing your art. You never know what will resonate with people, and so often the art you think is “weird” is the art other people want to see. This applies to life in general, too. Your “weirdness” is often what will connect you with the right path (and people) for you!

04/24/2023

03/20/2023

Good reminder …in case we’ve forgotten what this looks like. 😢

The Secure Relationship

03/19/2023

He has a name!

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Open Future Learning

11/10/2022

55,000 studies point to three pillars of psychological flexibility.

11/09/2022

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11/09/2022

The LGBTQ+ community is diverse and made up of different experiences, identities, and challenges. However, members of the community are disproportionately at-risk for su***de and other mental health struggles. This section has information and resources for yourself and to help support loved ones who...

03/31/2022

Healing isn't pretty...
"Embrace the messy journey"

"My biggest gripe with how society perceives healing is the chronology. Trauma, immediate reaction, upward slope of healing, and - ta da - renewal. To be clear, that’s bu****it. Why is healing viewed as going in one direction? Why is that direction upward?"

03/28/2022

People Raised On Love
See Things Differently Than Those Raised On Survival
- Joy Marino

03/25/2022