Megan Kirby, Therapist

Megan Kirby, Therapist Empowering women to fall back in love by first falling back in love with themselves!

08/07/2026

Your nervous system isn’t wired to flip a switch from “on” to “off.”

After hours of being the one who holds everything together, your body stays in go-mode even when you finally sit down.

That restlessness, the scrolling, the need to keep moving, that’s not a personal failing. That’s your system asking for a transition. 💙

Small pauses matter. A few minutes of silence, a walk, stretching, water, these aren’t luxuries. They’re how you help your nervous system recognize it’s safe to settle.

If you’re tired of feeling scattered and reactive, follow for more about anxiety, motherhood, and finding your way back to yourself.

08/05/2026

“Just ask for help” sounds simple until you’re the one doing it.

Asking for help can feel like admitting you’re not enough. It stirs up guilt, especially when you’ve been let down before. And even when someone says yes, you end up managing the whole thing anyway, monitoring, reminding, redirecting. That’s not help. That’s just doing two jobs.

Working with a therapist means learning to recognize where you’ve stopped trusting, and why. It means building the capacity to actually receive support without turning it into another thing on your plate. You get to stop being the only one who holds it all. 💙

Follow for more content on anxiety, motherhood, boundaries, and letting go of the mental load.

Anxiety does not always look like panic.Sometimes it sounds like:“What if something goes wrong?”“Are they mad at me?”“I ...
08/03/2026

Anxiety does not always look like panic.

Sometimes it sounds like:
“What if something goes wrong?”
“Are they mad at me?”
“I should be doing more.”

And when you’re an overwhelmed mom, anxiety can blend into the mental load so easily that it starts to feel like your normal way of functioning.

#1 may point to uncertainty and control.
#2 may point to relational anxiety and emotional responsibility.
#3 may point to guilt, pressure, and overfunctioning.

None of these mean you’re doing life wrong. They are patterns worth getting curious about.

Follow for more anxiety + motherhood support from a therapist who gets it.

07/29/2026

I was and still can be afraid of myself if I mess up.

Feelings: Embarrassed, Shame, Anxiety, Guilt, Frustrated, hopeless.

Thoughts like:
“I can’t do anything right, what a failure.”
“Everyone is going to be upset with me.”
“No one likes you.”

Then finding “evidence” for those thoughts that aren’t actually factual.

Behaviors:
Quitting
Avoiding
Isolating
Withdrawn
Running away
Becoming reactive
Defensive

Shame doesn’t need self-criticism.

Shame needs self-compassion.

And YOU have control over that, the ability to make a different choice, not to continue to engage with those thoughts, challenge your thoughts, forgive yourself, talk about it with people you love and trust (and be WILLING to try and believe them when they say it’s ok to make a mistake).

Therapy can help you get to the ROOT of the shame so you can have more compassion and understanding for yourself.

Follow for more motherhood mental health content 💜

07/28/2026

Overthinking doesn’t need to be a life sentence.

There are tools out there that work, if you’re willing and open to doing the work.

Follow for motherhood mental health content 💜

07/24/2026

That moment when your client realizes she’s overwhelmed before she acts it out, when she can pause and choose instead of react.

That’s everything.

It might look small from the outside, but for someone living in constant overstimulation, this is a turning point. It’s the difference between feeling out of control and actually knowing yourself again.

If you’re exhausted from being reactive, from carrying everyone’s emotions, from feeling like you’re always one thing away from snapping, this is possible for you too.

Follow for more on how therapy helps anxious moms find calm and connection. 🧠

07/22/2026

The control freak in you knows exactly how that dishwasher should be loaded.

And when someone loads it wrong, or when you’re trying to let them help at all, your nervous system goes into overdrive.

That feeling of things being out of order, of not being able to trust how it’ll all turn out, that’s real. It shows up everywhere: in how you manage your home, how you communicate with your partner, how much you’re carrying alone.

You don’t have to white-knuckle control to feel safe. There’s another way.

Save this for the next time you feel that urge to take over, or the guilt that follows when you do. 💜

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