Crystal Lotus Counseling

02/17/2026

Sometimes the most healing thing you can offer isn’t a solution. It’s a steady presence.

02/14/2026

Resentment doesn't appear overnight. It builds slowly from small moments of swallowed frustration.

The minor annoyance you didn't mention. The small hurt you minimized. The pattern you noticed but dismissed as not worth bringing up.

Each one seems too small to address. But they accumulate.

By the time you're ready to leave, you have a mountain of evidence about why this person isn't right for you.

But most of that evidence is things they never knew bothered you. Things they never had a chance to address because you never said them out loud.

Speak up when it's small. When it's still just information, not ammunition.

Before it becomes the story of why you had to leave.

02/14/2026

What helps you stay connected to the “good” while you’re mad? 🪴

02/14/2026

02/14/2026

Mental illnesses are disorders that can affect a person’s thinking, mood or behavior. These early warning signs and symptoms can help determine if you or someone you know is experiencing a mental health condition. Learn more & get support: samhsa.gov/mental-health/what-is-mental-health

02/14/2026

02/14/2026

There is a particular kind of heartbreak that comes from paying attention.

When you allow yourself to really see the world, to witness suffering without turning away, to hold beauty and brutality in the same breath, something in you cracks open. That is a human reaction to an unfeeling world.

If you are carrying heavy things tonight, know that you are not carrying them alone. ꩜ Ella

02/13/2026

02/13/2026

In case you need this today. 🐾🤍

02/13/2026

Children learn fear not from words, but from how parents handle mistakes.🤎