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Empowering Peace Counseling PLLC

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08/20/2026

I feel like with postpartum mental health being in the news more lately, we need to talk about postpartum OCD.

I personally experienced it, and one of the hardest parts was being told that my checking was “normal.”
Because honestly? It didn’t make me feel better.
OCD doesn’t always begin with something completely irrational.

Sometimes it takes a tiny kernel of truth “Babies are vulnerable.” “Something could happen.” “I need to make sure they’re okay.” and then your brain runs with it.

You check.
Then you check again.
Then you think, “But what if I missed something?”
You have a fear, and suddenly your brain can produce incredibly vivid images of the thing you’re afraid of happening.

The fear can feel completely outrageous to you and still feel terrifyingly real.

And the more exhausted you are, the harder it can be to step out of the loop. Sleep deprivation can make intrusive thoughts, anxiety, and compulsive behaviors feel even more intense.

This is one of the reasons postpartum OCD can be so confusing.

You may know logically that the thought doesn't make sense.

You may even be horrified that you had the thought in the first place.

But OCD isn't asking, “Is this likely?”
It's asking, “Can you be 100% certain?”
And because you can never get 100% certainty, the checking continues.

And just to put postpartum mental health into perspective: postpartum mood disorders are more common than gestational diabetes. Yet we talk about glucose testing and prenatal appointments far more openly than we talk about what happens inside a new parent's brain.

So if you’re postpartum and you’re constantly checking, researching, seeking reassurance, avoiding certain things because of intrusive fears, or feeling terrified by thoughts or images you don’t want to have…

Please know that you aren't a bad parent.
You aren't secretly dangerous because your brain produced a scary thought.
And you don't have to keep checking until you finally feel certain.

Postpartum OCD is real. It is treatable. And you deserve someone who knows the difference between a normal new-parent worry and an OCD cycle. 🤍

08/14/2026

** Therapist Friends we are offering a training**

THE COST OF BEING A GOOD WOMAN

Ethics, Trauma & the Complexity of Women’s Survival

What happens when being a “good woman” has cost you your voice, your boundaries, your body, your safety… or your sense of self?

And what happens when those women walk into our therapy rooms?

Women’s survival is complicated.

Domestic violence. Sexual trauma. Infertility. Religious struggles. Motherhood. Caregiving. The pressure to be kind, resilient, accommodating, forgiving… good.

I’m Chantel Weeks, MCP, LPC, PMH-C, and I’ve spent more than a decade working with survivors of domestic violence and sexual trauma. My business partner, Laura Jacobs, LCSW, brings more than 20 years of experience working with women and the complexities they navigate.

Together, we created this training to help clinicians better understand women’s survival and ethically navigate the realities so many women carry into the therapy room.

3-HOUR ETHICS CEU
LPC, LCSW, LMFT in Oklahoma and Texas

Join Us:
October 23, 2026 11:00 AM- 2:00 PM
Virtual + Recorded Webinar
$75

This isn't just another ethics training.

It’s a conversation about trauma, survival, the somatic blueprint of women, and what it really means to help without unintentionally asking women to carry the weight a little longer.

Because sometimes the question isn't, “Why won't she leave?”

It’s:

“What did she have to survive to become the woman sitting in front of me?”

Come get curious with us. Leave with practical and ethical tools to get started right away.

https://www.helpfulhippiecollective.com/resources/p/the-cost-of-being-a-good-woman-ceu-event

08/13/2026

You don't need another weekend where you're responsible for your own healing.

You need somewhere to put the weight down.

For once, you don't have to be the therapist.

The mom.

The caregiver.

The healer.

The one who remembers everyone's needs.

The one who says, “I've got it.”

What if someone took care of you instead?

This November, we're gathering women who spend their days nurturing, tending, holding, and healing others for Sacred Threads a slow, intimate weekend built around the things we so often lose when life gets busy:

🌿Remember Yourself
🌿 Remember The Earth
🌿 Remember Your Lineage
🌿 Remember Community

Come sit by the hearth.

Eat food someone else prepared.

Make something with your hands.

Share stories.

Learn the recipes that traveled through generations.

Walk outside.

Laugh around the table.

Get lost in a library.

Play games.

Take a nap without feeling guilty.

Be quiet if you need to.

Be held if you're ready.

And somewhere between the fire, the food, the trees, and the women beside you

remember that you are MORE than what you provide.

Because you cannot keep pouring from a cup you never let anyone refill.

The fire is lit.
The kettle is on.
Your chair at the hearth is waiting.

SACRED THREADS

A weekend for the women who hold everyone else.

November 6th-8th • Tulsa, Oklahoma
Limited spaces available.

Come tired.
Come exactly as you are.

You don't have to hold everyone here.

Payment plans designed to fit your budget because keeping healing accessible is at the heart of what we do. 🌿

https://thesacreduntaming.regfox.com/sacred-threads-

08/01/2026

❤️❤️❤️I will be out of the office until Wednesday August 5th! I took a few days off for my birthday and apparently the free sauna Oklahoma has decided to bestow upon us….stay cool!

07/26/2026

Burnout isn't just being tired. It's what happens when your nervous system has been asked to survive for far too long without enough rest, safety, or connection.

For so many of us especially therapists, caregivers, and neurodivergent humans our brains and bodies were never meant to keep up with the constant pace, endless notifications, productivity culture, and the weight of carrying everyone else's pain.

I don't believe healing burnout comes from squeezing in another self-care checklist. I believe it comes from remembering that we're human.

For me, healing has looked a lot quieter. It's looked like getting my hands in the dirt. Learning the names of the plants growing around me. Making herbal bundles from flowers I've grown myself. Studying herbal medicine. Reading about my ancestors and the ways they lived in rhythm with the seasons instead of the clock. Watching butterflies drift through the garden. Listening to birds while I drink my coffee. Standing barefoot in the grass and letting my nervous system remember that the world isn't always asking something from me.

These aren't magical cures. They don't erase trauma or stress overnight. But they gently remind my body that there is still beauty, safety, curiosity, and wonder available. They help shift me out of constant survival and back into connection with the earth, with my history, with myself.

Burnout often disconnects us from what makes us feel alive. Healing, for me, has been less about doing more and more about coming home to the small, ordinary moments that remind me I belong here.

This is your reminder that you can do it to. Take a few minutes today and just connect.

07/11/2026

Self-exploration isn't supposed to be another thing you "do perfectly."

One of the quietest ways complex trauma shows up is in the simple question:

"What do I actually enjoy?"

Instead, the mind responds with:
"Everything is expensive."
"I don't know."
"What's the point?"
"What if I don't like it?"
"It's too overwhelming."

Those thoughts often aren't about the activity.

They're about protection.

When your nervous system learned that resources were scarce, mistakes were costly, or your needs came second, curiosity starts to feel... risky.

So instead of asking,
"What's my new hobby?"

Try asking,
"What's one thing I'm curious enough to explore?"

Maybe it's borrowing a book from the library.
Maybe it's taking a different route home.
Maybe it's painting for 20 minutes with cheap watercolors.
Maybe it's sitting in a coffee shop you've never been to.

Self-exploration isn't about finding your purpose overnight.

It's about collecting tiny moments that remind your brain:

"I'm allowed to take up space, have preferences, and discover who I am outside of survival."

07/10/2026

Not all boundaries are meant for other people.

Some boundaries are for them.
Some boundaries are for you.

External boundaries sound like:
"No."
"I'm leaving if you continue yelling."
"I can't answer work messages after 6 PM."

They're about what you'll allow into your space.

But if you grew up walking on eggshells, you may discover that the hardest boundaries aren't external at all.

They're internal boundaries.

Internal boundaries sound like:
I don't have to explain my "no."
I won't abandon myself to keep someone comfortable.
I can let someone be disappointed without making it my emergency.
I don't have to earn the right to rest.
I can notice guilt without obeying it.

Complex trauma often teaches us that safety comes from managing everyone else.

Healing teaches us that safety also comes from protecting your own mind.

Sometimes the strongest boundary isn't something you say out loud.

It's the quiet decision to stop negotiating against yourself.

06/30/2026

Lately, I feel like the phrase I've been sharing with my clients on repeat is this:

Less Pressure

When you've experienced trauma or you have ADHD, it's so easy to become your own harshest critic. You spend so much time shaming yourself, speaking to yourself in ways you'd never speak to someone you love, and carrying the belief that everything is on your shoulders.

Today is a new moon a fresh start, if you want to accept the invitation.

I took this moment in nature to remind you that every month the moon returns, and so will your self-love and your sense of worth. Even just a few minutes each day of offering yourself gratitude, connection, and presence can begin to shift something. Little by little, your nervous system starts to believe that you don't have to earn rest, softness, or compassion.

Today, I have so much to be thankful for. Even when life feels hard, I never stop feeling grateful for my practice and for the beautiful humans who trust me with their stories, their pain, and their healing.

Witnessing that kind of courage leaves me in awe every single time. It warms my heart, and it reminds me what an honor it is to do this work.
How grateful I am. ✨🌕

06/24/2026

Tree of Truth

06/21/2026

Happy Father's Day to the man behind the scenes.
People see the therapist. They see the business owner. They see the trainings, the sessions, the retreats, the content, and the ways I show up for others.

What they don't always see is the person who makes all of that possible.
I get to do work that I genuinely love. I get to offer flexible scheduling, squeeze in clients who need support, and show up fully in the therapy room because there is someone holding down the fort at home.

A stay-at-home dad doesn't always get the recognition he deserves.
The homeschooling.
The endless household tasks.
The kid wrangling.
The coffee waiting for me before my first session.
The lunch that somehow appears on the days I forget to eat.
The million little things that keep our family moving.

Building a business takes a village, and I'm incredibly grateful for mine.

Thank you for supporting my dreams, caring for our family, and carrying so much of what happens behind the scenes. We are lucky to have you.

Happy Father's Day. ❤️

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