Amy Fuller Phd

Amy Fuller Phd Amy Fuller PhD is a licensed marriage and family therapist, proudly serving Bellaire and all surrounding communities.

Dr. Amy Fuller, LMFT, LPC is a relationship and mental health expert in the Houston area with a PhD in Marriage and Family Therapy.

02/03/2026

There’s a range where the nervous system can stay present, flexible, and responsive.
This is often called the window of tolerance — or the window of presence.

Inside this window, stress is manageable.
Outside it, the body shifts into survival: activation or shutdown.

Awareness is what allows these shifts to be noticed in real time.
Tracking the nervous system as it moves in and out of the window builds self-awareness.

That awareness matters because it shows when support is needed.
Self-soothing then becomes a timely response — not a forced technique — helping the nervous system return to presence.

Learning to notice first changes everything.

More on the window of tolerance here:
https://fullerlifefamilytherapy.org/window-of-tolerance/




Healing starts with stillness. Give yourself permission to rest your mind resets, your body restores, and your spirit re...
02/01/2026

Healing starts with stillness.
Give yourself permission to rest your mind resets, your body restores, and your spirit renews.
Sleep isn’t a luxury; it’s self-care in its purest form.

Are you living your life with avoidance or awareness at the center? As part of our new series this year on Self-Developm...
01/30/2026

Are you living your life with avoidance or awareness at the center? As part of our new series this year on Self-Development: Becoming Your Best Self in 2026, Dr. Amy Fuller explores why self-awareness is foundational to better relationships and a well-lived life. Using the metaphor of living underwater, she describes how survival skills can keep us “asleep” to our inner world—and what it actually takes to stay awake. What might change if awareness, rather than avoidance, shaped the way you live and relate? Read the full article: https://fullerlifefamilytherapy.org/self-awareness-staying-awake/

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01/30/2026

The hardest part of growing is staying awake to what you’d rather avoid.

Self- awareness is foundational to better relationships and a well-lived life. In this video, Dr. Amy Fuller explores what actually happens when people begin to wake up to themselves through therapy and personal growth.

As part of our year-long series on Self-Development: Becoming Your Best Self in 2026, this conversation looks at why awareness often feels uncomfortable—and how staying present without judgment allows the nervous system to grow stronger and more resilient.

Waking up can be hard. And it’s still worth it. Awareness is power.

Follow Fuller Life for professional resources and insights to support your self-development in 2026.

Self‑awareness isn’t loud — it’s steady. It’s in the way you notice your emotions, catch yourself in old patterns, and c...
01/29/2026

Self‑awareness isn’t loud — it’s steady. It’s in the way you notice your emotions, catch yourself in old patterns, and choose a response that reflects who you’re becoming rather than who you’ve been. These small signs are big growth.

01/29/2026

In conflict, most of us focus on the other person — what they did, what they should change, how they’re wrong.
This is the instinctive move in conflict — and it reliably makes things worse. To make progress we need to shift the focus.

Research on real couples shows that present-moment self-awareness reduces emotional reactivity. People who are more aware of their own internal experience enter conflict less activated, escalate less once it begins, and report greater relationship satisfaction.

This doesn’t mean ignoring your partner.
It means starting in the right place.

When attention turns inward — toward your own body, emotions, and impulses — regulation becomes possible.
And regulated people respond differently.

Self-awareness isn’t insight.
It’s knowing yourself well enough to settle yourself before you react.

Based on research by Barnes et al. (2007):
Barnes, S., Brown, K. W., Krusemark, E., Campbell, W. K., & Rogge, R. D. (2007). The role of mindfulness in romantic relationship satisfaction and responses to relationship stress. Journal of Marital and Family Therapy, 33(4), 482–500.
https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1752-0606.2007.00033.x

01/26/2026

What if better mental health doesn’t start with changing how you feel—but with noticing how you feel?

A landmark psychology study found that people with higher present moment self-awareness—those who could notice their thoughts and emotions in real time—reported less depression and anxiety and greater psychological well-being. This wasn’t about positive thinking or emotional control. It was about presence.

The researchers found that when people learn to pay attention to their inner experience without immediately reacting, avoiding, or judging, they are better able to regulate stress and navigate difficult emotions.

Try this: pause and simply notice what’s happening inside you—thoughts, feelings, sensations—without trying to fix them. Awareness comes before change.

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📚 Full APA reference (with link)
Brown, K. W., & Ryan, R. M. (2003). The benefits of being present: Mindfulness and its role in psychological well-being. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 84(4), 822–848. https://doi.org/10.1037/0022-3514.84.4.822

Open-access PDF:
https://selfdeterminationtheory.org/SDT/documents/2003_BrownRyan.pdf

Your mind deserves your awareness, not your criticism. Self‑awareness grows every time you pause, notice what’s happenin...
01/25/2026

Your mind deserves your awareness, not your criticism. Self‑awareness grows every time you pause, notice what’s happening inside, and meet it with compassion instead of judgment. Take a moment to reflect toward how you attend to your thoughts today.

We live in an age where we can measure almost everything—our steps, sleep, spending, and even our meals. But true self-a...
01/23/2026

We live in an age where we can measure almost everything—our steps, sleep, spending, and even our meals. But true self-awareness goes far beyond numbers.

It’s about tuning in to our body, mind, and soul—recognizing what we feel, think, and believe. When we do, we gain the power to live with greater clarity, freedom, and connection.

Discover how self-awareness can become your greatest superpower.

https://fullerlifefamilytherapy.org/self-awareness/

Read the full blog at fullerlifefamilytherapy.org/self-awareness

01/22/2026

Your feelings are messengers — signals from your inner world asking you to pay attention, not push them away.

Self‑awareness grows when you slow down long enough to listen to what they’re trying to tell you. Every emotion is information. Honor the message.

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