Richelle Mancewicz Counseling & Psychotherapy

04/29/2023

03/29/2023

You have the power to make your day great!💙
Better Choices = Better Life💪

03/27/2023

You work so hard to be a good parent, to listen, to be kind & gentle, to raise happy little humans.

Be proud of yourself for that.

You aren’t perfect, though. You make mistakes, have bad days, get overwhelmed sometimes.

And then the guilt sets in. And it can be HEAVY. So heavy it can begin to feel as if every day is a struggle & every need your children have is just another boulder thrown on your shoulders & the thought of being able to relax & enjoy your children feels like an impossible dream.

But here’s the thing, you’re human. And YOU deserve kindness, too. You might have some healing to do & that’s okay. So, instead of beating yourself up when you make the same old mistakes again & again or break promises to yourself or fall into destructive habits, set that heavy guilt down (it’s okay, you can make amends later if you need to), close your eyes & silently whisper through time into your past:

"I'm here.”
“I'm listening.”
“What do you need?”
“Where does it hurt?”
“How can I help?"

Then listen for echoes of pain and loss and fear and unmet needs. Let yourself feel and experience those emotions as they surface. Then treat yourself as tenderly as you would a sad and scared child. Offer comfort to that child. Tell them you’re sorry they were hurt or scared or alone or felt unwanted. Tell them they’re safe now. Tell them they can trust you to KEEP them safe.

Healing old hurts can only begin when the children we once were feel safe enough to speak their hearts to the adults we are now. And when the healing begins, the guilt fades, the weigh lifts, the joy returns, and the cycle is broken.

So the next time you’re faced with a parenting challenge, try to remember to pause for a moment & pay attention to the child within you before reacting negatively to the child in front of you. Meeting your inner child’s needs calmly & gently is the key to breaking the cycle & enabling a calm, gentle response to the huggable little human counting on you to raise them into a peace-filled, heart-whole adult.
-L.R. Knost

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Fighting a rare, incurable cancer, but I'm still here!💞 L.R.

03/27/2023

Many of us will have a time in our life when feeling lost is a reality.
Refer to that inner voice. Ask some tough questions and wait for the answers to come from within. It takes a lot of trust, letting go of ‘what was’, being with ‘what is’ and then readying yourself for ‘what will be’. ❤

03/23/2023

Thank you for your courage and bravery, Traute Lafrenz

Traute Lafrenz distributed anti-Nazi leaflets at Munich University in the 1940s, calling on people to rise against Adolf Hitler's regime in Germany.

03/20/2023

03/19/2023

YES! Words have power.

pic via WeAreTeachers

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03/17/2023

Since we’re on the topic of boundaries…

03/17/2023

This is a parenting lesson I had to learn the hard way, but it's so, so important. ❤️