Dr. Lisa Cooney

Dr. Lisa Cooney You can work with Dr. Lisa in 1:1 sessions, classes and courses. She offers her services both online and in person.

Trauma Recovery Expert & Somatic Coach | Founder, One Degree Shift Academy | Helping you heal, release & reclaim freedom through the ROAR Method® (Recognize, Own, Acknowledge, Reclaim), ThetaHealing®, Somatic EMDR & more ✨

09/03/2026

What if your next step toward healing was much smaller than you imagined?

A one-degree shift might be:

✨ telling the truth
✨ setting a boundary
✨ asking for help
✨ pausing before reacting
✨ listening to your body
✨ choosing yourself without over-explaining

You don’t have to transform everything overnight.

Sometimes, sustainable change begins when you make one small choice differently and then another.

That is the power of a One-Degree Shift.

What is one small shift you’re willing to make today?

What if the thing keeping you stuck isn’t a lack of willpower?What if it’s a cage you learned to live inside so quietly ...
09/02/2026

What if the thing keeping you stuck isn’t a lack of willpower?

What if it’s a cage you learned to live inside so quietly that you stopped noticing the bars?

You can be successful, capable, and seemingly “fine,” while still living from survival patterns your nervous system learned long ago.

The good news?

You don’t have to change your entire life to begin changing your life.

Sometimes, freedom begins with one small shift.

What is one small shift you’re ready to make?

Read the full article on Substack: One-Degree Shifts: Freeing Yourself from the Invisible Cage of Abuse.

What happens when you stop measuring your worth by how other people see you?When you no longer need constant validation,...
09/01/2026

What happens when you stop measuring your worth by how other people see you?

When you no longer need constant validation, approval, respect, or recognition to feel secure in who you are, something begins to shift.

You stop over-explaining.
You stop chasing acknowledgment.
You stop abandoning yourself just to keep someone else comfortable.

You begin to trust your own inner wisdom.

That doesn’t mean you stop caring about others. It means their opinions no longer get to determine your value.

You become untouchable not because you stop feeling, but because you stop giving your power away. ✨

This is part of the deeper work of emotional healing: learning to honor your boundaries, reconnect with yourself, and build self-worth from within.

Where are you still looking outside yourself for validation that you’re ready to give yourself?

Forgiveness is release, not permission.Compassion can coexist with discernment.Healing doesn’t require reopening the doo...
09/01/2026

Forgiveness is release, not permission.
Compassion can coexist with discernment.
Healing doesn’t require reopening the door.

Protect your boundaries and reclaim your energy. 💫

08/31/2026

What if forgiveness isn’t about what happened to you—but about what you’re willing to stop carrying? 🤍

Forgiveness does not mean approval.
It does not mean forgetting.
And it does not mean giving someone access to you again.

Sometimes forgiveness is an internal release—a decision to stop allowing an old experience to take up so much space in your body, your energy, and your present life.

Healing can begin when you allow yourself to acknowledge what happened without requiring the past to become different before you can move forward.

This week’s virtue is FORGIVENESS. ✨

Take a moment to ask yourself:
What am I still carrying that I’m ready to release?

Your healing does not have to erase your story. It can help you reclaim your energy, your boundaries, and your capacity to choose what comes next.

08/31/2026

✨ Honored & Grateful ✨

I’m deeply honored and grateful to be recognized as a ThetaHealing® Philosopher. 💛

To everyone who has trusted me to walk alongside you on your healing journey, thank you.

I’m grateful to be part of this beautiful work of healing, transformation, and possibility. 🌿✨

True compassion doesn’t mean self‑sacrifice; it means standing firm in love, while honoring your own boundaries.👉 How ha...
08/28/2026

True compassion doesn’t mean self‑sacrifice; it means standing firm in love, while honoring your own boundaries.

👉 How has compassion shown you strength in your own life?

What if forgiveness isn’t about saying what happened was okay but about choosing not to remain emotionally attached to i...
08/27/2026

What if forgiveness isn’t about saying what happened was okay but about choosing not to remain emotionally attached to it?

From a metaphysical perspective, forgiveness can be understood as releasing the energetic connection we continue to give to an experience through resentment, anger, or unresolved pain.

And from a somatic perspective, we can also ask: What is my body still carrying from this experience?

Forgiveness does not require forgetting.
It does not require reconciliation.
And it does not mean removing accountability.

Sometimes forgiveness simply means choosing to stop allowing the past to define your present.

🌿 Ask yourself:
What would become possible if I could release my attachment to what happened without denying that it mattered?

Your healing belongs to you.

What if distance isn’t rejection—but self-respect?A boundary is not a punishment. It is a recognition of what you need t...
08/26/2026

What if distance isn’t rejection—but self-respect?

A boundary is not a punishment. It is a recognition of what you need to feel safe, respected, and connected to yourself.

You can communicate with compassion and still step back when your boundaries continue to be crossed.

Sometimes healing means noticing the moment you stop asking, “How can I make them understand?” and start asking, “What do I need to honor myself?”

Your body often gives you information before your mind has the words.

Where are you being called to create more clarity around your boundaries? 🌿

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