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Foye-Fletcher Therapy Helping adults, caregivers, and kids reclaim joy through play, story, and connection. LMFT | Registered Play Therapist | Founder of The Joy Revenge Project

Belonging is something children should be able to feel—not just something we tell them they have. 💛The spaces we create ...
09/08/2026

Belonging is something children should be able to feel—not just something we tell them they have. 💛
The spaces we create communicate who is welcomed, represented, understood, and supported, often before a child ever says a word.

I am excited to share that I will be presenting “Every Child Belongs Here: Designing Neurodiversity-Affirming and Culturally Responsive Therapeutic Spaces” at the Kansas School Social Workers Association Fall Virtual Conference on September 30.

Because the environment isn’t just where the work happens.

The environment is part of the work.

Back-to-school season can already bring big feelings. Add divorce, two households, changing routines, and different expe...
09/07/2026

Back-to-school season can already bring big feelings.

Add divorce, two households, changing routines, and different expectations, and the transition can feel even bigger for kids.

Children may not always say, “I’m having a hard time adjusting.”

Instead, you might see:

More clinginess.
Big emotions at transitions. Trouble sleeping.
School resistance.
Irritability after exchanges between homes.

My latest blog explores ways parents can help children feel more secure during the back-to-school transition after divorce, with an emphasis on predictability, connection, and emotional safety.

Children don’t need every part of their world to look the same.

They need to know the adults in their world are steady enough to hold the changes with them.

Read the full blog: https://foyefletchertherapy.com/joy-revenge-blog/back-to-school-after-divorce-helping-children-feel-secure

Back-to-school transitions can bring up BIG feelings, especially for deeply feeling kids.After a summer with more flexib...
08/31/2026

Back-to-school transitions can bring up BIG feelings, especially for deeply feeling kids.

After a summer with more flexibility, connection, and downtime, returning to early mornings, busy classrooms, transitions, social expectations, and structured routines can be a lot for a child’s nervous system.

And sometimes those feelings don’t look like anxiety.

They look like: “I don’t want to go.” Meltdowns after school.

Clinginess.
Irritability.
Trouble sleeping.
More arguments over seemingly little things.

My latest blog shares practical ways parents and caregivers can help deeply feeling kids transition back to school with more connection, predictability, and compassion.

Because before we ask, “How do we stop this behavior?” it can help to ask:

“What is this behavior trying to communicate?”

Read the full blog: https://foyefletchertherapy.com/joy-revenge-blog/helping-deeply-feeling-kids-return-to-school-after-summer

What helps your child settle into a new school-year rhythm?

08/28/2026

I'm not kidding when I say a regulated parent can respond differently than an exhausted one.

Rest isn't separate from parenting. Sometimes it's what allows us to return to our children more present, responsive, and attuned.

Rest gives us space to reconnect with ourselves, remember the wisdom passed down through generations, and notice what our own bodies need—not just what everyone needs from us.

For many mothers, especially those who come from generations of women who had to survive, choosing rest can feel radical.

But our children don't only learn from what we tell them.

They learn by watching how we care for ourselves, honor our limits, repair after hard moments, and make room for joy.

Sometimes breaking cycles looks like doing things differently.

What do you hope your children learn from watching you rest?

Listen here: https://foyefletchertherapy.com/joyrevengepodcast

08/26/2026

Rest is an act of resistance.

We live in a culture that often celebrates overwork, constant availability, and pushing through exhaustion.

So choosing to stop can feel uncomfortable.

Rest challenges the belief that our worth is measured by how much we produce, accomplish, or carry for other people.

In this Joy Revenge clip, Jordan and I talk about what it means to reclaim rest—not as something we earn after burnout, but as something we're allowed to practice before we reach it.

Sometimes resistance looks like doing more.

Sometimes it looks like saying, “I've done enough for today.”

What belief about rest are you trying to unlearn?

Listen Here: https://foyefletchertherapy.com/joyrevengepodcast

We believe professional growth is better when we learn from one another.The Collaborative brings experienced mental heal...
08/24/2026

We believe professional growth is better when we learn from one another.

The Collaborative brings experienced mental health professionals together on one shared platform to offer practical, accessible courses and workshops for therapists, educators, healthcare professionals, leaders, and other helping professionals.

Each instructor brings their own experience, specialty, and perspective. Together, those different voices create a learning experience that goes beyond a single approach or area of expertise.

You’ll find:
• On-demand courses you can take at your own pace
• Live workshops and educational opportunities
• Practical tools and strategies you can use in your work

We’re proud to be creating a space where professionals can learn from one another, discover new perspectives, and continue growing in their work.

Here is the link: https://courses.clarasainte.com/71642




08/24/2026

Why do so many of us feel guilty when we rest?

Somewhere along the way, many of us learned that rest had to be earned.

Finish the work first.
Take care of everyone else first.
Then maybe you can sit down.

That mindset can be especially hard to unlearn when being capable, dependable, and productive has become part of how we understand our worth.

In this Joy Revenge clip, Jordan and I talk about challenging the belief that we have to earn rest.

Rest isn't a prize for reaching the end of your to-do list.

It's part of being human.

And sometimes reclaiming joy starts with allowing yourself to stop without immediately asking, “Have I done enough to deserve this?”

What comes up for you when you rest before everything is finished?

Listen Here: https://foyefletchertherapy.com/joyrevengepodcast

08/21/2026

What if the tasks you keep avoiding aren’t a discipline problem?

Sometimes we procrastinate because we’ve learned to see certain tasks only through the lens of obligation: I have to do this. I should have done this already. Why can’t I just get it done?

But what happens when we look for pleasure, play, or sensory comfort inside the task?

Put on the music. Work outside. Grab the favorite drink. Make the boring errand part of a coffee run. Turn cleaning into something that feels good instead of another demand.

In this Joy Revenge clip, Jordan and I talk about finding small ways to make the things we avoid more pleasurable—not because every task needs to be fun, but because we’re allowed to make life easier to participate in.

What’s one task you’ve figured out how to make more enjoyable?

Listen Here: https://foyefletchertherapy.com/joyrevengepodcast

Have you ever gone somewhere and realized, "Oh. So THIS is what it feels like to actually relax?”Seattle was that trip f...
08/19/2026

Have you ever gone somewhere and realized, "Oh. So THIS is what it feels like to actually relax?”

Seattle was that trip for me.

Coffee. Water. Fog. Walking. Good food. Rest.

Episode 2 of the Joy Revenge Podcast, Sisters in Seattle, explores what that experience taught me about regulation, neurodivergence, connection, and learning to recognize the people and places where our bodies can soften.

I've also learned that someone doesn't have to remain in your life forever for an experience you shared to have mattered. Some chapters teach us something and then end. Seattle taught me what regulation could feel like.

What place, season, or experience first showed you what it felt like to exhale?

Listen to Episode 2 of the Joy Revenge Podcast and share this with someone who might need the reminder that peace is allowed to feel peaceful.

Here: https://foyefletchertherapy.com/joyrevengepodcast

Burnout doesn’t always look like collapse.Sometimes it looks like competence.You’re still working. Still helping everybo...
08/16/2026

Burnout doesn’t always look like collapse.

Sometimes it looks like competence.

You’re still working. Still helping everybody. Still getting things done. Still being the person everyone can count on.

But what is it costing you?

Episode 1 of the Joy Revenge Podcast, Dysregulated AF, is about the slow kind of burnout—the kind that builds while life keeps moving.

We talk about burnout in the body, survival mode, overfunctioning, and learning to notice what your body is telling you before it has to scream.

The question I want you to sit with:

When did survival quietly become your way of being?

Listen to Episode 1 wherever you get your podcasts, then tell me in the comments: What does burnout look like for you before you realize you’re burned out?

Here: https://foyefletchertherapy.com/joyrevengepodcast

Share this with someone who needs permission to stop carrying everything alone.

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