Dr. Lindsay Jernigan

10/20/2025

Recently, a thoughtful friend reminded me to not play small.

After I posted a series of pics in my story taken out the airplane window as I flew across country, a friend DM’ed me to thank me for “never ever posting a bad picture, ever,” and for boosting the loveliness of her online world.

And ya know what I did?

I did the good old poopoo-the-compliment move like any modest, self-respecting female has learned to do. I played small. I claimed there was no way to take a bad photo in such a beautiful place.

But I’m so grateful to this friend for not accepting my demurring response. “Just take it, girl,” she said. And she went on to honor my eye, my presence to what’s around me, and my ability to capture it in a tiny box through a tiny lens. She doubled down on her original message, thanking me for not “subjecting” the people who share this space with me to the kind of visual crap that pops up in front of us all day long.

She saw me. And then she saw me acting like I shouldn’t be seen. And she said nu-uh, not on my watch.

Many of us are raised to see pride as toxic; we find it more natural and automatic to feel shame than to feel pride. Think about that for a second…we are socialized to believe it’s better to feel badly about ourselves than to feel good about ourselves!

We are raised to believe it is honorable to be invisible and selfless.

We are taught to minimize our strengths and our capacities, rather than risk rising.

We are taught our light might make others uncomfortable. So we dim it down, again and again.

This is a space to say, “nu-uh, not on my watch!” Be big. Be bold. Be proud. Love yourself. Know your strength and your power and your creativity and the majesty of your SELF. Know your own beauty. Know you are one with all the beautiful things around you, and you deserve to take up space just like the sea, and the rocks, and the trees. You deserve to shine just like the sunset.

To my friend who didn’t let me get away with pushing the dimmer, you know who you are, and thank you!!

10/17/2025

OPPORTUNITY ALERT!

Hi! I’m over here offering awakening work for women and transformational couples therapy, and I’ve just expanded my schedule! Now is the time to reach out, before my new spots fill up.

I offer Intensives, which are longer sessions that meet less frequently than typical psychotherapy. The traditional “53 minute hour” is entirely arbitrary and driven by insurance regulations, but the truth is, it usually leads to getting cut off right when the work is really opening up. I prefer to work in a rhythm that optimizes your process and helps us meet your goals and desires more efficiently, more deeply, and with the freedom for more creativity.

I work in two or three hour sessions, which gives us time to settle in, dive deep, and get into and through the gray matter to where the light starts to shine back through — the light of insight, clarity, hope, potential, healing, and new vibrancy. Intensives give us time to uncover the critical cycles that are holding you back, pull the invisible dynamics to the surface, and actually experience the freedom of stepping into something new.

With deeper work like this, we don’t need to meet every week. In fact, I recommend that we don’t! Our goal is to avoid having repetitive conversations, and instead experience real change that needs a little time to integrate between sessions.

You can schedule a series of four sessions spread out every two weeks, guaranteeing yourself the commitment to and the space for a two month growth process. I also offer Intensives on an as needed basis; you can start with one, and if you want more, we will schedule based on what feels most supportive and convenient for you.

My new openings come with a new office in Waterbury, VT, which I’m decorating as we speak! Too far away? Telehealth is always an option, too. Now’s the time to jump into all this new spaciousness.

You can learn more at www.DrLindsayJernigan.com, and you can reach out via email at info@drlindsayjernigan.com

See you soon!

09/17/2025

I really want to know! How are rural empty nesters expanding in their next chapter? Inspire me!

Some of my visions are in the hashtags…but what shape does it all really take? What do you do?

09/02/2025

New sights, new sites. New scenes, new things seen.

When I go to Maine I almost always do all the same things I usually love. Because I love it!

But when I step out of routine and go see something new, I’m always glad. I don’t even regret it.

It’s a good reminder.

Say yes to the new thing. Go someplace new. Break a pattern. Do the unexpected, take a risk, be less comfortable.

Routines are grounding and nourishing, but the new stuff keeps expanding our edges.

08/27/2025

What if your shadows are just art?

What if the things you think mar you are your murals?

What if your imperfections are your complexity, your interesting layers, your unexpected, nuanced beauty?

What would it feel like to love all of you?

08/23/2025

It’s hard to express how lucky I feel to live in a place where these are the sites I see on a single walk that starts and ends at my own front door. I posted them chronologically so you could join me on my stroll!

The best part? Being invited in by friends when I walked past their house thirsty. But first, you know what I had to do? I had to ask. I had to say out loud “I HAVE A NEED!” before I could be met with “let us help you!”

Sometimes it feels silly to ask for help. I have a lot more tolerance for tending to others than I have for asking for tending. My brain said “you’ll be home soon,” “you’re being dramatic,” “just keep going,” “what if you’re an imposition?”

Our brains are sneaky like that — thinking that they’re helping when they’re really driving us into isolation. But the abundance of these views somehow helped me gift myself the grace to allow myself to be supported. And it was the best cold seltzer with fresh squeezed lemon ever. :-)

The gifts from Mother Nature and the gift of community. The riches that matter.

Life isn’t always easy, but it’s often beautiful.

03/10/2025

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02/27/2025

My latest article!

When love gets lost in translation, hidden assumptions create conflict. Discover how understanding your partner’s perspective can turn miscommunication into deeper connection.

12/29/2024

Sometimes the barriers we see in front of us are of our own making. Or at least our belief that we are stuck behind them is a story we created. And even if it’s a story someone wrote for us, we then choose to continue to believe it.

Sometimes those false barriers fill our whole field of vision and we can’t even see that there’s a way around them — a way into the freedom of the open field.

Often these barriers are stories we tell ourselves about OURSELVES. They are built on thoughts that start with:

I can’t. I’m not. I’m too. I could never. I don’t. I won’t. I shouldn’t.

When we believe in our own capacities, it expands our field of vision. We see beyond the edges of the barriers. We find the field.

Maybe we just can’t find the field until we truly believe we deserve to roam there.

If you’re stuck behind some barriers, it’s time to believe that you deserve to run wild.

12/07/2024

Apparently, if you’re wondering, this is the face I make while walking on a rickety rope bridge across crocodile infested lagoons. The croc in picture 2 can vouch for the authenticity.

It’s good to do things that scare us, sometimes. Comfort is a funny thing. We seek it, we work hard to create it, we thrive in it…and yet we also need to get UNcomfortable to continue to grow, and learn, and discover new things about ourselves.

What if you shied away from discomfort less? Is there anything you would be doing differently? Any new risks you would take? What if you trusted that other people need to get uncomfortable sometimes, too, and you stopped padding their path to keep them comfortable? Then is there anything you would be doing differently?

At my recent Women’s Awakening Retreat we talked a lot about that one…the freedom we would grant ourselves if we trusted it was ok for others to be uncomfortable (with our feelings, with our needs, with our choices). This crocodile bridge was a good reminder that we have to be comfortable with our OWN discomfort, too, to really stay awake.

Today, mission accomplished.

12/05/2024

Counter to expectation and precedent, 2024 has turned into a bit of a “Where in the World…” game for me!

Heres photo hint #1.

11/30/2024

Happy Thanksgiving everyone!! I’m in Maine reflecting on the amazing experiences of the past month.

In fact, I have been having a hard time jumping back on here after my retreats because it’s all I want to talk about, but all words seem insufficient! My couples retreat in St. John and my Women’s Awakening Retreat in Stowe absolutely blew me away.

So much transformation. Community. Growth. Healing. Release. Laughter. Rest. Empowerment. Play. And deep deep connection.

It all surpassed my greatest expectations, because I never could’ve anticipated the magic of the moments. I am humbled and inspired. And so grateful to be entrusted to be part of such meaningful moments in your lives.

I want to do it again and again and again! So…I think I will. :-)

There are multiple things in the works! Reach out if you want to be on the list for early notification when the following events drop:

- Women’s Awakening Retreats in Stowe, and/or beachy wonderlands.

- Private couples retreats in destination locations (you can even pick one! We can build a retreat around your travel wishes).

- Group couples retreats in Stowe, Costa Rica, or other fun places!

Let’s do some great stuff in 2025!!