Piece of Mind Counseling & Consultation, PLLC

12/12/2025

Asking “What do I need?” is not selfish—it’s self-compassion in action.
When we truly care for ourselves, we’re better able to care for others. This question is like a compass bringing us closer to alignment with our values.

🌱 Next time you feel stressed or overwhelmed, try asking: What do I need right now? Then honor your answer.

12/12/2025

You are the impact ❤️ you are the love, the comfort, the gift to the world!

12/06/2025

❤️‍🩹❤️‍🔥TRAUMA ANNIVERSARIES come quietly but hit like a brick from the sky. They remind us not just of what happened, but of who weaponized it, who hurt us in the wake of its sharp edges, who chose not to be there when they were begged. The one who may have chosen their own comfort over standing with us in our pain.

💪🏾💪🏾The weight is heavy, but it is beautifully profound evidence of how much survivors can walk through life with a strength, courage, and a will to keep a softened heart✨️🫂instead of letting it harden us.

🧘🏾‍♀️These dates beg for tenderness and grounding, yet so many of us walk through them alone. Everyone is exhausted, everyone is burnt out, and as we step away from relationships that were not safe in our deepest moments of vulnerability, the reverberation of those moments that hurt us so deeply still remain silent, but they may seem louder in the silence. The reminder of not being asked how we may be doing during this time, may reiterate that pain and lonliness we once felt. If it truly impacted them the way they said it may have, they would have reached out. But instead, we as survivors know how to live and love, so we continue to show up authentically and support them within their current experiences.💡Let their continued absence and lack of care speak for itself.

During these times, a strength survivors have is that we remain softened and tender. We somehow continue to show up for ourselves and the people who may have hurt us along the way. A GIFT OF SURVIVORSHIP IS WE KNOW HOW TO SHOW UP, HOW TO TRULY LOVE, AND WHAT IT IS TO TRULY LIVE.

Anniversaries reveal the beauty of paths we've walked alone, sometimes not by choice. They reveal the paths filled with people we least expected to show up, who said," I SEE YOU. I LOVE YOU! I AM HERE." We survived. We loved ourselves through it too and have so much gratitude for those who offered us kindness and support.

🎉CELEBRATE YOURSELF! Celebrate THAT YOU SHOWED UP AND CONTINUE TO IN EVERY CAPACITY! And you did it yet again, on the anniversary month of something horrific and life-altering. Celebrate that you chose you!

Keep moving forward! Make those hard decisions! Choose yourself!

🌈 On anniversary months, look at the table you've built, the people you chose to surround you, and the love that bursts from every seam as you review the strength and resilience it took to be here with so much wisdom.

💥💯Your resilience is yours, and not everyone deserves a seat at your table simply because you once hoped they would choose to sit near you. You're still here, you are always showing up, and that is your power.

10/05/2025

This is a form of therapy! Jamie knows what she is doing. https://www.facebook.com/share/r/16rheBozhi/

06/18/2025

💪🏽YOU OWN YOUR STORY. It doesn't own you, and you can choose to rewrite it whenever you want📒—Susan David Ph.D.

"Consider a behavior or story you’d like to let go of.

Say you often respond harshly when your spouse or partner asks you to wash the dishes. Ask yourself:
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Why do you find this specific request so irritating?
Are you responding to something that’s actually happening in the present, or are you responding based on a pattern from the past?
How could you respond in a values-based way?"-—Susan David Ph.D.

READ THIS ARTICLE, set yourself free!

The Nobel Prize-winning novelist William Faulkner once wrote, “The past is never dead. It’s not even past.” This quote rings true for many of us. Our habits and narratives are often replayed in differ

06/04/2025

Include yourself in today’s to-do,
you are not a task. You are worth tending to.

04/19/2025

April is Sexual Assault Awareness Month. 💙🩵❤️‍🩹

For many, our bodies do not feel like home, bodies may feel like crime scenes bound by caution tape 🫂. A place where consent was stolen, safety has been shattered. In a world where justice should mean healing and support–we face systems that silence, invalidate, and retraumatize survivors over and over and over again. It is a relentless bo***ge.

There is a beauty and power in unity.
There is strength in community.
There is safety when we come together–when we share the depths of our voices and our collective energy.
In care and in defiance, we create spaces of truth. We remind each other: you are not alone.
Parts of us know it'd be better if we were in it alone sometimes because then, what we experience would mean it isn't acceptable by the systems in power and the people who abuse that power.
You are seen.
You are believed.
I stand with you.
I am you.
To all victims/survivors:
Your existence is a protest.
Your voice is sacred.
Your healing is reclamation.
Sometimes breaking the silence doesnt feel like it's enough. It is courageous and it's a start.
Together, we rise. 🫶🫱🏻‍🫲🏼💪🏽

03/07/2025

Recent and proposed policy changes and actions across the United States have raised concerns within the psychological community, as they hinder psychologists’ ability to provide care, deliver services, and conduct research, especially for marginalized and vulnerable populations. These changes contradict established psychological science, reinforce exclusionary structures, and risk perpetuating harm.

Read our complete statement: https://at.apa.org/ad4ab9

02/24/2025

Thank you to everyone who continues to advocate for accessible and inclusive mental health care that meets the diverse needs of all individuals. Your dedication is greatly appreciated. 🫂❤️
To those working to undermine and dismantle mental health care for both individuals and providers, the bills you are supporting will have severe and lasting consequences for communities and families. Blocking essential services, training, and support while widening disparities, rather than working to close these gaps, is truly deplorable. #

02/10/2025

Black History Month is a sacred time when the echoes of resilience, brilliance, and unyielding hope rise from the past to illuminate the present, reminding the world that Black voices are not whispers in history but thunder in the making. It is both a solemn remembrance and a jubilant celebration.

02/06/2025

Our bodies whisper stories of our experience. They speak to our needs, both deep and subtle. They carry the echoes of our past, the pulse of our present, and hold the potential for a brighter future. Sometimes we can let our bodies guide us, and when we do– that is an act of kindness & self compassion that may feel new.

01/06/2025

2025 could be the year we embrace the art of slowing down (whatever that means to you), cherishing our own company, and connecting deeply with others 🫂. It’s a time to confront perceived limitations, seek guidance, and nurture the seeds of potential you’ve already sown 🪷. If you’re searching for a place to plant those seeds, know that accessible support is ready to hold space for you—helping you fully believe in your own healing, strength, and well-being.

You can choose to make that first step or make that first call. You are SEEN and held as you are!