Liz Turnbull

06/15/2026

I’m just going to let this marinate…

05/11/2026

Some days healing looks less like “getting better” and more like remembering who you were before the world taught you to shrink.
Depression, anxiety, burnout, trauma—they have a way of dimming your color and convincing you that being “less” is safer. But your muchness was never the problem.

Maybe mental health recovery is not becoming someone new.
Maybe it’s reclaiming the parts of yourself you had to silence to survive. ✨

03/30/2026

Day 2: Today, simply practice noticing your thoughts.

No fixing.
No correcting.

Just curiosity.

When a strong thought appears, try saying:

“I’m noticing I’m having the thought that…”

This small shift helps create space between you and the thought.

03/30/2026

Ash Wednesday marks the beginning of Lent — a season traditionally centered on reflection, honesty, and renewal.

Instead of rushing past what we feel or think, Lent invites us to slow down long enough to notice what is happening inside us.

Over the next 40 days, I’ll be sharing reflections that connect mental health practices with the spirit of Lent.

This week’s focus is simple: noticing our thoughts.

Before we challenge thoughts or change behaviors, we first have to become aware of them.

Today’s reflection question:

What thought has been the loudest in your mind lately?

03/28/2026

Early morning drive from the country to Collierville. Come check out our booth ( #8) at the Collierville High School Health Fair

02/17/2026

It’s Mardi Gras — “Laissez les bons temps rouler!” 💜💛💚

Let the good times roll…
And also let the feelings roll.

Joy.
Overwhelm.
Excitement.
Grief.
Relief.
All of it belongs.

You don’t have to earn celebration by being perfectly regulated.
You’re allowed to feel deeply and still have fun.

That’s emotional flexibility — and that’s strength.

02/17/2026

I’m pretty sure no caption is needed…

02/09/2026

Emotional maturity isn’t avoiding hard conversations and calling it peace.
Real peace comes from honesty, boundaries, and the courage to communicate—even when it’s uncomfortable.

✨ Let me say that louder for the people in the back who didn’t hear me the first time. ✨
Avoidance isn’t growth. Silence isn’t clarity.

If this hit a nerve, that’s often where the work begins. In therapy, we build skills to help those conversations feel more manageable, not more overwhelming.

A few CBT tools that help:
• Thought challenging: identifying the “If I speak up, everything will fall apart” belief and testing it
• Emotion labeling: naming what you actually feel before reacting (hint: it’s usually more than “fine”)
• Assertive communication frameworks (hello, “I feel ___ when ___ because ___”)

Growth doesn’t live in silence.
It lives in clarity—and practice.

💬 If this resonates, you’re not alone. Therapy is one place to learn how to have the conversations you’ve been avoiding.

02/03/2026

Hey y’all!! It’s your favorite country girl therapist. Hear me when I say… I know we all want this mess to melt and it’s coming… we just have to be a bit more patient.

02/03/2026