Fear is like the rain before a run…
The first step is uncomfortable, but once you start, overthinking stops.
Preparation is your raincoat, a backup plan your hot bath afterward.
#therapythoughts

Pause. Breathe. Check in with you.
If your thoughts were kind to a friend — what would they be?
Practice self-support today:
💛 Notice what you’re feeling
💬 Name it
🎯 Be gentle with it
You’re doing better than you think ♥️
#TherapyThoughts #MentalWellness #SelfCareDaily

“Threads” (2025) #therapythoughts #furryart #arttherapy

Perfectionism looks confident.
It’s just fear that ironed its outfit. 🎀

#TherapyThoughts #SelfCompassion #MentalHealth #Perfectionism

Do you find more comfort in certainty - or in possibility?

#ExistentialReflection #TherapyThoughts #Existentialism

You’ve made it this far through the week—pause and give yourself some credit. Not everything needs to be finished today. Rest is not a reward; it’s part of the process. 💛 #MentalHealth #TherapyThoughts

Healing isn’t about going back to who you once were. It’s about finding a way forward and learning to be who you are now.

How have you changed in ways you didn’t expect?

#mentalhealth #therapythoughts

“Over and Over”

another for the #therapythoughts series :) inspired by a moment I shared with a new friend at CFT staring up at the moon together. Something about the transience of the sky helps me remember things are always beginning again.

#art #furryart #furry #arttherapy

How do really feel today?

This blog post is about mood tracking — a simple habit that can give you deeper insight into your emotional patterns and help you feel more grounded.

www.robertkostherapy.com/l/mood-track...

#MentalHealth #MoodTracking #TherapyThoughts #EmotionalWellbeing #SelfReflection

Leap Year: Are You Chasing Control or Choosing Connection? In the 2010 film Leap Year, Anna Brady (played by Amy Adams) is a woman with a clear path and a carefully designed life. She’s polished, organized, and driven — the kind of person who thrives on color...

Leap Year isn’t just about love — it’s about control, avoidance, and the slow work of feeling again.

📖 www.moodymelon.com/post/leap-ye...

#MentalHealth #TherapyThoughts #LeapYear #FeelToHeal #MoodyMelon

Apparently I’m worried about something going wrong when I hang out with friends.

#TherapyThoughts

I'm So Itchy I’m so itchy.Thanks for reading Aviva's Substack!

"I’m so itchy...So what’s the deal with the bug appeal?"

➡️ Read the post on Substack!

🔗 avivarubinauthor.substack.com/p/im-so-itchy

#SubstackWriters #PersonalEssay #CottageLife #GeorgianBay #CanadianHumour #AuthorLife #WritingLife #SummerStories #TherapyThoughts #BugSeason

There isn’t always a logical why to feeling the way we do, just that we do.

#furryart #furry #therapythoughts

Healing sounds great in theory. Until it involves disappointing people who trained you to believe their discomfort is your personal failure. 🫠

But…..
You’re just new at protecting the version of you that finally matters.

#TherapyThoughts #CPTSDRecovery #ChildhoodTraumaHealing #yourstorymatters

The 3 Types of Courage: Lessons from Zen Hospice Founder Frank Ostaseski | Erik Karff Psychotherapy Ostaseski invites us to reimagine bravery not as the absence of fear, but as the ability to be compassionately present with our most difficult states. The courage of the warrior grounds us in action;...

Courage isn’t just boldness—it’s tenderness, truth, and presence. Lessons from Zen hospice founder Frank Ostaseski on the quiet strength that helps us live and love fully. buff.ly/3NxaUxp
#Mindfulness #Courage #FrankOstaseski #TherapyThoughts #SelfGrowth

Some things we chase just to remember we’re alive.
Some things we hold because they feel like home.
And sometimes, we speak into silence—because our voice still matters.
#ErricoCounselingServices #PierogiPonders #mentalhealth #gentlereminders #therapythoughts #randomthoughts #philosophicalpondering

Self care ≠ bubble baths + canceling plans. Sometimes, what we call self care is just emotional avoidance.

#MentalHealth #SelfCareVsSelfAbandonment #TherapyThoughts #selfcare #mindfulness #mentalhealth #mentalhealthawareness #psychologist #mentalhealthmatters

Mother’s Day brings a mix of gratitude, grief, and everything in between. This blog honours all those experiences — and includes gentle reflection activities if the day feels tender.

Read & reflect: www.robertkostherapy.com/l/mothers-da...

#MothersDay #ChosenFamily #TherapyThoughts

#StuffIWishDadSaid #TextualHealing #CrisisInfluencer #ZoloftZaddy #GayButWithConsequences #TouchStarved
#EmotionallyUnavailable #AnxiousButPolite #JockstrapWisdom #TherapyThoughts #OvershareEra
#UnsolicitedDadAdvice #StuffYouNeededToHear #SadButTrying #SexAndFeelings #DaddyDamage #DrewSaidThat

I think I realized she’s truly my therapist the moment I knew I could walk in, say “I killed someone,” and she’d just glance at the clock, say she has a window, help me — and then we’d talk about it later.

#sotnichenko #quietbuild #therapythoughts #darkhumor #trusttest #mentalspace

#TextualHealing #NeurospicyChronicles #HotMessEnergy #UnmedicatedButMakeItFashion #TherapyThoughts #OvershareCulture #EmotionalGymnastics #SoftChaos #InternetCatharsis #MainCharacterCrisis #DelusionalButSelfAware #TryThisInBed #SleepOptional #HornyAndHaunted #MillennialSadGirlCanon

Friday Journal Prompt: What emotions came up for you this week? What triggered them, and how did you cope? What are you proud of and what do you want to grow in next week?
#MentalHealth #TherapyThoughts #HealingJourney #SelfReflection #JournalPrompt #EmotionalWellness

Topics in therapy can be repetitious, because life is repetitious:

World history repeating itself

Generational patterns

Themes in our relationships

Our own habits

Conversations in therapy will repeat--that's okay, this is how we process and move forward

💚

#TherapyThoughts 💭

Courage isn’t just boldness—it’s tenderness, truth, and presence. Lessons from Zen hospice founder Frank Ostaseski on the quiet strength that helps us live and love fully.
buff.ly/cLCVDFa #Mindfulness #Courage #FrankOstaseski #TherapyThoughts #SelfGrowth

Ah, the art of being a therapist--those session openers & wrapping up in a timely and compassionate way...

#TherapyThoughts
#TherapistSky

Today’s themes: 1) Check your intentions—are they genuine or shaped by guilt or fear? Peace comes from knowing they’re true. 2) Communication matters, yet we avoid it. Misunderstandings thrive without clarity. What could shift if you spoke with curiosity and courage? #emotinalgrowth #therapythoughts

Had a client tell me this last week and it was motivation enough for him to start taking steps to improve his life and start living more authentically #therapythoughts #tobemagnetic #authenticself

You have survived 100% of the challenges you've experienced thus far. Look at you still being here! Hell of a track record of success to build on as you consider the future. #therapythoughts

If everyone could drop below one thing they learned in therapy, we will have a whole host of new things to learn.

#therapythoughts #selfdiscovery #emotionalgrowth #mentalhealthjourney #lifelonglearning #therapyworks