Whole Self Therapists

Whole Self Therapists A group practice of six trauma-informed therapists who believe in the importance of healing the body,

If you relate to perfectionism, here are four soul-reflective questions for your healing:1️⃣ What was I protecting mysel...
01/13/2026

If you relate to perfectionism, here are four soul-reflective questions for your healing:

1️⃣ What was I protecting myself from when I learned to be perfect?
2️⃣ What emotions feel unsafe when I make mistakes?
3️⃣ Where in my life am I allowed to be human and still feel loved?
4️⃣ How can I begin to replace shame with self-compassion?

Perfectionism isn't weakness—it’s a learned defense.
But it's not the voice of your healing.

Perfectionism isn’t just pressure—it’s often a quiet fear that if I stop striving, everything will fall apart. But somet...
01/11/2026

Perfectionism isn’t just pressure—it’s often a quiet fear that if I stop striving, everything will fall apart. But sometimes, what we call “excellence” is actually anxiety in disguise.

God never asked us to hold it all together. He invites us instead to be still—to lay down the constant fixing, the proving, the polishing—and remember He is God, and we are not.

Perfectionism is a heavy burden. Grace is light.
Let your soul exhale today. You don’t have to earn love. You don’t have to impress God. He already sees you, delights in you, and walks with you.

You’re not failing—you’re human. And that’s holy too.

It wouldn't be Saturday without some laughs!
01/10/2026

It wouldn't be Saturday without some laughs!

Perfectionism whispers:“Do more. Be better. Then you’ll be enough.”But the truth?You already are enough.Perfectionism of...
01/08/2026

Perfectionism whispers:
“Do more. Be better. Then you’ll be enough.”

But the truth?
You already are enough.

Perfectionism often develops early in life when we learned that love, safety, or approval depended on performance. But God doesn’t love a perfect version of you—He loves you.

What if this year, you practiced being rather than proving?

Healing begins when we break up with perfection and build trust with our true selves.

Perfectionism isn’t just a personality trait.It’s a survival strategy we often learned in childhood—meant to protect us ...
01/06/2026

Perfectionism isn’t just a personality trait.
It’s a survival strategy we often learned in childhood—meant to protect us from judgment, chaos, or harm.

But what once protected us can later trap us.

Perfectionism says:
“If I’m flawless, I won’t be rejected.”
“If I get it right, I’ll finally feel safe.”
But this coping mechanism slowly feeds our shame.

Healing begins when we see our perfectionism not as a flaw, but as a wound asking for care.

You’re allowed to be human. Messy. In progress. And still deeply worthy.

Perfectionism often whispers, “You have to get it all right to be worthy.”But grace says, “You are already deeply loved,...
01/04/2026

Perfectionism often whispers, “You have to get it all right to be worthy.”
But grace says, “You are already deeply loved, even in your unfinished places.”

God never asked us to be perfect—only to be present, surrendered, and open. The pressure to perform, to prove, to always “get it right” can pull us away from peace. But in our weakness, in our mess, His strength shows up most clearly.

Today, rest in this truth:
You are allowed to be a work in progress. His grace is not just a backup plan—it’s the foundation.

Let yourself breathe. Let yourself be.
You are already held.

Here's your weekly dose of serotonin!
01/03/2026

Here's your weekly dose of serotonin!

As the calendar turns and the world rushes to reinvent itself,You are invited to return—not just reset.This new year isn...
01/01/2026

As the calendar turns and the world rushes to reinvent itself,
You are invited to return—not just reset.

This new year isn’t asking you to become someone else.
It’s asking you to come home to who you truly are.

Not a list of goals, but a deeper grounding.
Not a frantic “fixing,” but a faithful remembering.
Not just behavior change, but soul alignment.

You are not a self-improvement project.
You are a soul on a journey—body, mind, and spirit—
learning to live loved, live awake, and live true.

So as you step into 2026, may you:

— Make space for stillness
— Choose boundaries that honor your peace
— Let go of who you’re not
— Say yes to what nourishes your whole self
— And trust that God is shaping things in the unseen

Your growth doesn’t have to be loud to be real.
Let this year unfold with grace, not pressure.

You’re already becoming.
Happy New Year, friend.

Feelings need to be felt — not fixed.When we validate a child’s emotional experience, we teach them that their inner wor...
12/30/2025

Feelings need to be felt — not fixed.

When we validate a child’s emotional experience, we teach them that their inner world is not “too much,” “bad,” or “wrong.”

Try saying:
"I can understand that you’re feeling ___. It’s okay to feel that way."
"It’s okay that you don’t enjoy ___. I didn’t always enjoy ___ either."

You’re teaching them emotional literacy. You’re helping them build a healthy relationship with themselves.

You don’t have to strive to become worthy.You already are—because the Artist who shaped you doesn’t make mistakes.So man...
12/28/2025

You don’t have to strive to become worthy.
You already are—because the Artist who shaped you doesn’t make mistakes.

So many of us spend years searching for validation…
Am I enough?
Do I matter?
Is who I am good?

This verse is the gentle answer:
Yes. You are His masterpiece.
Not just made by God, but made with intention, purpose, and love.

Your soul was designed with care.
Your body holds sacred breath.
Your spirit carries a divine imprint.

Even on the days when you feel unfinished or unseen—
You are still a work of art in the hands of the Master Creator.

Today, rest in the truth that you don’t need to earn what has already been spoken over you:
Valued. Chosen. Enough.

This is your sign to do something pointless and wonderful today.
12/27/2025

This is your sign to do something pointless and wonderful today.

This season can hold both beauty and tenderness —Joy and griefConnection and lonelinessCelebration and overstimulationNo...
12/25/2025

This season can hold both beauty and tenderness —
Joy and grief
Connection and loneliness
Celebration and overstimulation

No matter what this holiday looks like for you, may you remember this:
What every child — and every soul — needs at Christmas isn’t perfection…
Its presence.

Comfort that says, “You don’t have to go through this alone.”
Validation that says, “It’s okay to feel everything you’re feeling.”
Affirmation that says, “You matter deeply — not because of what you do, but because of who you are.”

This is the heart of Christmas.

A Love that came near.
A Light that made room for both the joy and the mess.
A presence that stays.

From our hearts to yours — may you feel held, seen, and gently guided this Christmas.

With warmth,


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