Nicole Watson

01/23/2026

Who in your circle signs off on your BS ? 💌

This is a question I’ve been sitting with lately - personally and professionally.

Not everyone around us is actually FOR us.
Some people encourage growth.
Others quietly (or loudly) enable our stuck patterns or places.

In relationship, in recovery, therapy, and healing work, we talk about people, places, and things for a reason. The environment YOU choose to surround yourself with matters.

Ask yourself:
🗨Who challenges me when I’m acting out of fear, avoidance, or old patterns?

🗨Who tells me what I want to hear so I don’t have to change?

🗨Who benefits from me staying small, chaotic, numbed, or dysregulated?

🗨Who can sit with my discomfort without rushing to gossip, blame, or escape?

🗨Who calls me back to my values - even when it’s uncomfortable?

Growth-oriented people don’t cheer you on while you burn your life down.
They don’t normalize betrayal, self-abandonment, relapse, or harm under the guise of “support.”
They don’t bond through the mud.

Real support sounds more like:
“I love you - and I’m concerned.”
“This doesn’t align with who you say you want to be.”
“I won’t participate in this, but I’ll walk with you toward something healthier.”

Not everyone is meant to come with you into your next chapter.
And that doesn’t always make them bad people - it just makes them not your people anymore.

So I’ll ask you again:
Who in your circle helps you grow?
Who challenges you with care?
And who is quietly signing off on your bu****it?

Awareness is the first boundary.
And boundaries are an act of self-respect.

01/23/2026

✨ We’re Growing at Lake Superior Spa! ✨

Nicole’s Integrative Healing LLC is excited to welcome Karleen Johnson, CMT, as our newest independent contractor starting Feb 1st!

Karleen is a Certified Massage Therapist and a graduate of Lake Superior College’s Massage Therapy Program (2019). She is the owner of Dabble Into Wellness LLC and specializes in Relaxation Massage, Deep Tissue Massage, and seasonal favorites like Hot Stone Massage.

Karleen is passionate about creating a space where clients can fully let go and experience massage as true healing for the mind, body, and soul. Her favorite part of the work? Seeing clients leave feeling grateful, relaxed, and restored ✨

📍 Located at:
Lake Superior Spa
31 W Superior St, Ste 301
Duluth, MN

👉 To book with Karleen directly:
https://www.facebook.com/share/17ai9Uiwne/

👉 Or message Nicole Watson if you have questions or need help finding the right fit for your care (715) 817-8105.

Please join us in giving Karleen a warm welcome! 💆‍♀️💛

01/20/2026

✨ Pricing Update ✨

Beginning soon, my massage rates will be updated to reflect the depth, intention, and care I bring into this work:

• **60 minutes — $95**
• **90 minutes — $145**

This shift supports the sustainability of my practice and honors the continued training, presence, and trauma-informed, integrative approach I offer in every session.

Existing packages and currently scheduled appointments will be honored as booked.

Thank you for trusting me with your care and for supporting heart-centered, small-business healing work 🤍
If you have questions or would like to book before the new rates take effect, feel free to reach out.

With care,
Nicole

12/31/2025

✨ New Year’s Eve / New Year’s Day Intention ✨

I listen to my body before I listen to outside voices.

This time of year often comes with a lot of invitations - places to go, people to see, expectations to meet. Lately, I find myself pausing and asking:

How does this land in my body?

I want to invite you to do the same today, this season, and as you step into the new year.

If you’re moving through grief, what might it look like to make space for that?

What new traditions could you create to honor your loss - or honor you?

As you consider tonight and tomorrow, maybe ask yourself:
• How do I want to feel tomorrow?
• Who do I want to spend my time with - or not?
• What does my body need right now?

Your body carries wisdom.
You are allowed to listen to it.
You are worth care, slowness and Intention- now and always.

Take the time to listen inward. Love on and choose yourself. 💛

12/18/2025

So much of our pain comes from seeking love, safety, and validation outside of ourselves - from people who may not be able, willing, or healthy enough to give it.

What if today you practiced bringing that home to yourself?

Notice the places where you reach outward for reassurance, approval, or worth. Pause there. Offer yourself what you’re asking for: validation, gentleness, affirmation, rest, honesty, protection. Note: seeking outside, can be an addictive pattern.

Ask yourself:

In what small ways can I show up for me today? How can I return that love and validation to myself, i.e. instead of feeling/seeking it from outside?

What kind of relationships am I attracting when I seek outside/abandon myself? What boundaries do I need to set within those relationships if I find myself in those patterns?

Which dynamics feel familiar but leave me depleted or small?

Awareness creates choice. From that knowing, boundaries become an act of self-respect - not punishment. You get to limit access, slow things down, say no, or stop over-explaining when a pattern or person no longer serves you or your healing.

Coming HOME to yourself changes everything. When you root your worth inside, the relationships you allow around you begin to change too.

11/27/2025

This season, may we remember that gratitude can take many shapes - sometimes bright, sometimes quiet, sometimes trembling with emotion.
If your heart feels tender or heavy, may you know: you are held, you are seen, you are guided.

May your inner world feel like a soft place to rest.
May your memories of loved ones feel like whispers of love that never left.
May new traditions arise from truth, not obligation - from love, not expectation.

Light a candle.
Offer a prayer.
Speak to those no longer here - they can still hear you.
Place a hand on your heart and feel your own presence - your own soul - walking with you.

May this day meet you gently, and may hope find you in the quiet moments between breaths. 🕊️🕯️🧡

11/25/2025

11/25/2025

Choosing yourself doesn’t mean turning away from others. It means turning toward yourself. It’s about nurturing your own heart, honoring your needs, and finding love and validation from within rather than seeking it endlessly from the outside.

For those of us who have been caught in patterns of people-pleasing or codependency, choosing yourself can feel radical. It can feel scary. But it’s the most powerful act of self-love you can give.

When you choose yourself, you create space to:

-Listen to your own voice
-Set healthy boundaries
-Show up fully in the world as your authentic self
-Allow others to do the same

You are whole, worthy, and enough-exactly as you are. Choosing yourself is not selfish; it’s the foundation for loving others from a place of abundance instead of emptiness. 💛

11/01/2025

I hate to say it, but not everyone will value the same things you do in life.
That’s been one of the hardest deepest lessons for me to learn… and honestly, one that’s still teaching me.

It can be painful when you realize someone doesn’t hold the same values you do - especially when it comes to relationships, trust, or integrity. But it’s also been a lesson that’s turned me back toward myself. It’s made me look closer at my own values, and ask if I’m truly living in alignment with them. It's been a lesson in boundary work as well.

I’ve realized that for me, safety, trust, honesty, communication, and loyalty are everything - in friendship, love, and within myself.
Because that’s where it starts… inside.

What about you? What values guide you, especially when things get hard? ❤️

11/01/2025

When someone reveals who they truly are… believe them.

Have you ever felt caught in a relationship that swung between feeling adored and feeling invisible? That confusing “push and pull” can create a powerful attachment known as trauma bonding.

It’s sometimes called the Narcissistic Relationship Cycle - moving through stages of idealizing, devaluing, and discarding. It’s painful, disorienting, and deeply addictive.

Know there is a way out. It might not feel like it at the time. Healing begins when you come home to yourself - to your truth, your body, your worth. 💛
Real love doesn’t keep you guessing. It’s steady, consistent, safe, and mutual.

08/05/2025

Facebook (5 tickets):
🏆 Winner Announced: Congrats to Mike Giddings - winner of 5 general admission tickets to the Duluth Harbor Monsters championship game! Thanks to everyone who entered! 💙💚

🥳 GIVEAWAY TIME! 🥳
Nicole’s Integrative Healing is giving away 5 general admission tickets to the Duluth Harbor Monsters CHAMPIONSHIP GAME this Saturday 8/9 at 7pm at the DECC! 🏈🔥

Want a chance to go and cheer on our hometown team?

Here’s how to enter:
✅ Like this page (Nicole Watson with Nicole's Integrative Healing)
✅ Like this post
✅ Tag a friend you’d bring with you
✅ Bonus entries if you share this post and/or book a service below!
https://www.nicolesintegrativehealing.com/

Winners will be announced Friday morning, so don’t wait! Let’s pack the stands and bring the energy! 💙💚

Proud to support the Duluth Harbor Monsters - Arena League Football and this incredible community.