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Providing licensed counseling services securely online to the state of Texas and some international locations.

10/22/2026

Vulnerable share… this is the state of my kitchen the past couple days!😬

Whenever I share things like this with clients, they are always so surprised and say “You mean it’s like that for you too?!”

YES - I am not perfect and therapists do not have perfect lives, just like everyone else. We have to stop judging ourselves against impossible standards. If you think life should look a certain picture-perfect way, ask yourself where did that belief or teaching come from? Movies, tv, fairy tales, religion, society, family of origin?

It’s ok to not do it all! It’s ok to not have it all together! Most of us do not have it all together.

What you’ll find is if you stop judging yourself so much for all the ways you feel you’re “failing” or not measuring up, the ripple effect of non-judgment will extend to others.

You will have more patience, forgiveness and grace for where others are at, knowing that we’re all doing our best with the knowledge and circumstances we have at the time!

overwhelm | perfectionism | anxiety | overachieving | people pleasing | burnout | stress management

10/19/2026

Repeat each of these statements to yourself, close your eyes, take a deep breath and let it GO.

Let go of the perceived expectations and pressure from the outside world and calm your nervous system with these words. I like to come back to these statements when I’m stressed and find myself falling back to my old “go go go” ways of rushing and overwhelm.

There will always be messages and judgments from others but if they leave you feeling guilty, anxious and not enough, it’s worth questioning whether they are true.

overwhelm | perfectionism | anxiety | overachieving | people pleasing | burnout | stress management

10/08/2026

You can get yourself out of the overwhelm spiral!

When I work with clients, I like to pay attention to the words they’re saying to themselves that might be adding fuel to the fire without even realizing it.

Phrases like:

“I’m running out of time!”

“I’m so behind”

“I wasted so much time already!”

“I should have this figured out”

“I should be ____ already”

The way you talk to yourself affects you more than you think and self-talk like this adds a whole other layer of stress for you to deal with:

Urgency, failure, self-criticism, and shame

But… calm, compassionate self-talk is a skill that anyone can learn and your nervous system (and your Future Self) will thank you for it!

overwhelm | perfectionism | trauma | overachieving | people pleasing | burnout | stress management

10/01/2026

One of the most important things you can do for your well-being right now is to spend time healing your emotional wounds.

Why?

They impact every single relationship you have in life. They affect how you show up to others, how you react and how you handle life’s stresses and challenges.

Healing can take a long time but it also tends to happen in increments. Every effort you put in to heal your emotional wounds compounds over time.

Nothing is wasted. It’s true in nature and it’s true with our emotions.

Start where you are. It doesn’t have to be perfect, whatever perfect is🙂

If you need help…⬇️⬇️

Take the free quiz (link in bio) to figure out the best therapy for you and DM to schedule a consult call where we can chat more

overwhelm | perfectionism | trauma | overachieving | people pleaser | burnout | stress management | heal relationships

09/28/2026

Attention people pleasers, perfectionists and ambitious dreamers!

If you’re feeling stressed, overwhelmed, burned out or exhausted, let’s look at some common habits and patterns that are unintentionally setting you back…

Confusing free time with capacity is a big one.

Just because you have an hour or two of unscheduled time available, doesn’t mean you should automatically go fill it with something to do.

Not every minute of the day needs to be productive. And just because a block of time is available, doesn’t mean you necessarily have the capacity to do more. Rest and “do-nothing” time are needed too.

Check in with yourself before agreeing to things and always be mindful of any tendency to overextend.

overwhelm | perfectionism | anxiety | overachieving | people pleaser | burnout | stress management | boundaries

09/21/2026

Sometimes we feel so stuck because we give our power away without even realizing it. We feel frustrated because situations aren’t changing or others aren’t changing to make things better for us…

But we forget the power WE have to do things differently.

You can take your power back. As hard as it is to realize, you cannot control others and make them choose “better.” You can only change what you do.

It’s up to YOU to set different boundaries to protect yourself, heal yourself and give yourself freedom to choose a different future like I write about in my book.

This is your line in the sand: past you and future you choosing a different path… where are you wanting to go? Start see it and allow yourself to feel the emotions of that being more true than it is now.

What are you waiting for?

overwhelm | perfectionism | anxiety | overachieving | people pleaser | burnout | healing tips | boundaries | letting go

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Richardson, TX

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+12143072677

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http://www.canvascw.com/

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