The Holding Space KC

10/26/2026

Thank you to everyone who took the time to vote for our therapy practice for the 2026 Lee's Summit Community Votes. We are so honored to be a part of the Lee's Summit community.

10/26/2026

Breaking cycles doesn't mean your children will never experience disappointment, anger, frustration, or hurt.

It means you're learning how to respond differently when those moments happen.

You don't have to be a perfect parent to break a cycle. You have to be willing to notice the pattern.

Get curious about where it came from.
Practice something different.

Breaking the Cycle is coming in November.

Because sometimes parenting our children also asks us to get curious about the child we used to be.

10/23/2026

What is a Workshop?
Practical, therapist-led conversations about the parts of parenthood we don't always know how to talk about.

With friends!

No judgment. No perfect parent BS. No expectation that you have it all figured out.

Just a couple of hours to pause, understand what's happening, learn something useful, and remember that YOU are a person in this story, too.

Come as you are. Bring your tired brain. We'll take it from there.

10/21/2026

Sometimes the thing you thought you “got over” in childhood shows up again when you're raising your own kids.

Not because you're broken. But because parenting has a sneaky way of touching the places in us that never fully got the care they needed.

Maybe you grew up feeling responsible for everyone's emotions. So now your child's disappointment feels unbearable.
Maybe you were criticized constantly. So when your child struggles, you hear an old voice telling you that you're doing something wrong.
Maybe love felt conditional. So you panic when your child is angry with you.
Maybe your feelings weren't welcome. So your child's tantrum feels less like a normal developmental moment and more like something you need to shut down immediately.
Maybe you weren't allowed to say no. So setting boundaries with your own child brings up a ridiculous amount of guilt.
Maybe you had to grow up too quickly. So depending on other people now feels uncomfortable.
Maybe nobody really noticed what you needed. So you became REALLY good at noticing what everyone else needs.

And maybe you promised yourself:
“My kids will never feel the way I felt.”
Though a beautiful intention, this sometimes turns into impossible pressure.

Join the conversation Sunday, November 22nd.
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10/16/2026

Your parents can have loved you deeply and still have taught you things you don't want to carry forward.

Maybe emotions weren't talked about. Conflict meant yelling, shutting down, or walking away. You had to learn how to keep everyone happy.

Maybe being “good” meant being quiet, agreeable, successful, or easy. You learned that other people's feelings were your responsibility.

And now you're parenting a tiny human who has BIG feelings, BIG needs, and absolutely no interest in making your life easier.

Cue activation of old patterns. But breaking the cycle isn't about becoming a perfect parent. It's about noticing:
“Oh. This is the part where I usually shut down.”
“This is where I hear my own parent's voice coming out of my mouth.”
“This is what I learned to do when I felt unsafe.”
And then, "I have another choice".

You won’t get it right every time. But more often. That's what breaking the cycle can look like.
Breaking the Cycle: Healing Childhood Wounds So You Can Parent Differently is coming in October.

10/15/2026

What if grief deserves a place at the table?

Tonight at 7 PM local time, THSKC and The Tea House Perinatal & Therapy Collective will join the world in lighting candles in remembrance of babies who died during pregnancy, infancy or shortly after birth, creating a wave of light across time zones.

You are welcome to join us at 6:30PM to light candles at 7PM.

But know, there are other ways to honor these babies lost too soon. Say their names. Make space for grief. Acknowledge their existence. By letting parents remember them in whatever way feels right.

10/13/2026

10/13/2026

Breaking the cycle isn't about sitting around making a list of everything your parents did wrong.
It's not about deciding they were terrible people.
It's not about pretending they didn't love you.
And it's definitely not about turning your childhood into a courtroom where someone has to be found guilty.

Sometimes it's much more uncomfortable than that.
It's recognizing:
“They did the best they could. And I am still hurt."
Both things can be true.

That's what we'll be talking about in November.
Grab your spot today!
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10/11/2026

THE MENTAL LOAD starts at 11AM!

If you've been thinking about joining our virtual workshops but haven't registered yet, consider this your sign.

November's Topic: Breaking the Cycle
Just in time for the holiday season.

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10/10/2026

What if mental health care wasn't something you waited for until you couldn't cope anymore?

Mental health deserves attention before crisis. Support can be preventative, restorative and part of ordinary healthcare.