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I popped in to consult with the nurse practitioner who works on the first floor of the building today. Her and I share some mutual clients, and when clients find it relevant - they okay us to connect so that we can make sure they're getting looked after well in multiple domains of care. As I left the office I found myself just super grateful for the gift of community. Working as a solo private practice clinician can get lonely, and I'm just ridiculously grateful for the folks I share space with at @purelymassage and for professional connections IRL and online that I've collected along the way. Especially grateful today for @wholehearttherapist , @positive.perspectives.wpg, @growingrootsplaytherapy and @thetherapistmomcircle - who are all fabulous women running their businesses and loving people well. It's a gift to exist in this world with them, and I'm so grateful for the chance to be seen and witnessed and to have community in this work. Community and support isn't simply a nice idea. It's necessary for our well-being. And? It can be risky and hard to make and maintain. It is all sorts of vulnerable to reach out and say "Hey, let's go for coffee?" And it's a commitment to carve out time to connect. But? It's worth it. And it gets easier as we build and deepen relationships. Fierce independence and a deep reliance on self - for me at least - is a trauma leftover. Building community is my way of giving🖕to trauma and moving in healthier ways. Hoping you, too, can find circles in which to belong - and if you haven't, remember that you haven't y e t but that it's not too late to grow new spaces where you can show up, and know and be known.

As I was setting the table last night, with a few extra plates for some stragglers that were hanging out with my kiddos, I was pondering how I never actually grew up in a home where people felt welcome, and how I really want to have one that is. As an adult now I realize I didn't actually grow up with any sort of instruction as to the [h o w] of creating a warm and welcoming space. It's a skill I have had to learn as I go by just giving it a whirl, like so many aspects of this adult/parent life. Most of them really. As I pondered the on-the-job learning that is required for success in much of our lives, I wondered about how our exposure to information and vast amounts of data actually creates more anxiety/renders us incapacitated when it comes to engaging in on-the-job, make-it-up-as-you-go, try-fail-and-try-again learning. The kind of learning and overall ballsiness we so often need to thrive as adults. In the age of YouTube and E-How and all the tutorials for just about everything, it seems like we have access to information that "should" enable us to get it right without trial and error. Like we should be able to amass the data required for perfect performance, and then put skills to use without fucking things up ever. I wonder if the access we have to information actually has made it less safe for us to try shit out, to get things wrong, and to collect data from mistakes and missteps that will help us get it better the next time? I wonder if over-exposure to information has made us afraid to try. Afraid to learn. Afraid to show up, unless we can do it like the pros - or at least the guy on YouTube. Kinda wishing I knew more about research methods and how to design studies, because there are a billion thoughts in this brain - but alas, no PhD plans are in the works. So these thoughts will just have to sit here, between you and I. Reminded of the words of the brilliant Ms. Frizzle tonight. Take chances. Make mistakes. Get messy. Realizing that none of us just know how to get life just right, but that we grow our way into adulthood through a collecting of experiences, not just data.

Today I'm feeling extra grateful for warm winter weather, finding favorite old jeans at the bottom of my stack of pants, and for crushing dreaded admin tasks. What about you? #grateful #winter #nocoat #jeans #ilovejeans #homeday #momlife #solopreneur #selfemployed #wednesday #gratitude #smallthings

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The process of finding a counsellor and the thought of starting to explore your story more deeply can be an incredibly exhausting experience. Be kind to yourself in the hours, days, and weeks ahead as you press into these tough spaces. Take a short walk. Drink some water. Have a snack. Breath deeply. Make time for rest.