Nicole Seitz, LMFT

11/26/2024

“Being defeated is often a temporary condition. Giving up is what makes it
permanent.”
- Marilyn Vos Savant (the smartest woman in the world with an IQ of 170)

10/02/2024

“Don’t handicap your children by making their lives easy”
~Robert A. Heinlein

(*We’re probably all guilty of this to an extent)

09/23/2024

Mindfulness. The simple practice of focusing our awareness in the moment, and keeping open and active attention to our thoughts and feelings as they occur. It’s impossible to be in two places at once; if you are here, then you are not there…are you with me? 😉 Happy Monday!

09/21/2024

Happy Friday, friends! I hope you’ll join me over at my new Threads page on Instagram. Thanks for following 💛 Nicole

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09/16/2024

Amy Poehler once said, “Find a group of people who challenge and inspire you. Spend a lot of time with them, and it will change your life”. So true, and I can attest to that. I have a rare and beautiful group of friends that I call ‘My Village”. We’ve all known each other since our kids were in elementary school, and even some since preschool. Although we were friends from the beginning, it was during the Pandemic that one of these ladies reached out to a group of us and encouraged us all to be actively involved with keeping our friendships nurtured through lockdowns, masking and social distancing. We ZOOMed and voted on monthly themes (western, royalty, etc) to continue seeing each other’s faces and hearing each other laugh. We looked like the Brady Bunch in our little boxes on the computer screen, but we made it work. We were there supporting one another in the most challenging of times for us all! It’s hard to describe what evolved from there, except that that adversity we went through together would eventually act as an adhesive in tightening and solidifying our friendships in a way that likely never would have occurred pre-Covid.

Find your people: is it at your church, or maybe your kids’ school? Is it through clubs or organizations you belong to, or maybe your job or somewhere you volunteer your time where you’ll find your people? Don’t fool yourself, it takes a conscientious approach and concerted effort to call and arrange to spend time with friends, and some of us are better at doing this than others. If this isn’t your thing (planning), then that’s ok, but don’t say no to the invitation! A big part of making it happen is showing up.

A therapist once told me “Suit up and show up!” I’ve always loved that saying. Find your people, feed your friendships, if you say you’ll be there then be there…with the right attitude. It’s amazing how a person, or group of friends can elevate our lives and help give us new perspectives and ideas. You get what you put into it. So what are you going to do this week to connect, (or reconnect) with your people, your tribe, your Village? And if you don’t have one yet, why not try and build one?

09/11/2024

Do you feel older or younger than your age…and what are the reasons for feeling this way?

09/08/2024

"There will always be rocks in the road ahead of us. They will be stumbling blocks or stepping stones; it all depends on how you use them" ~ Friedrich Nietzsche

I really grew a deep appreciation for existential thought in my college years at CSUF. A good teacher/professor can make a world of difference in one's life, and this is what Dr. Russell did for me in Philosophy. Of all the free thinkers we studied whom had different theories of thought, by far the Existential philosophers were my favorite. They were out there, for sure, but they also gave a lot for their readers to digest and contemplate...to go a little deeper in
thought.

What do you think about Nietzsche's statement when you come across rocks in your road? Do you see them as stumbling blocks or stepping stones? Or maybe a little of both? And maybe we even transform a few rocks from stumbling blocks into stepping stones...the same rock, just transformed with us gaining personal insight and awareness...as well as our footing.

09/06/2024

Hi there! Welcome to my page…I’m happy you’re here 💛 Some of you who know me, know that I put my career on hold to stay home with the kids to raise them. But as life goes on, and as time passes, so do our children grow…and my kids aren’t so little anymore. I began reflecting on my time working with elderly clients at West Anaheim Medical Center, or with the foster children from Orangewood, and I realized how important this work was to me. I’m glad to be here, and I’m glad to be back.

Feel free to check out my website and learn more about what I do, the strategies of therapy I use, my education and experience. I am licensed in California and am currently offering telehealth (virtual) appointments only. The convenience of telehealth therapy is that I can see you if you’re located way up in Eureka or down south in San Diego…and anywhere in between 😊

If you’ve read this far, then I do appreciate you taking the time to do so. Feel free to message me here, or on my website if you would like to talk further.

♥️Stay healthy - smile often - be kind to yourself ♥️

Blessings,
Nicole