Andrea Johnston

Andrea Johnston Therapy from YOUR Couch

🛋️Therapist | Fitness Coach | Momtrepreneur
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12/21/2025

My name is Andrea Johnston, and I am a licensed therapist.

In narcissistic family systems, children don’t get to be children. They adapt to survive. Most are placed into one of two roles:

The Golden Child
Rewarded for compliance, achievement, or emotional attunement.
Safety and connection become conditional — be good, be successful, don’t disappoint.

The Scapegoat
Criticized, blamed, or emotionally targeted.
They often carry the weight of family dysfunction despite being deeply perceptive and emotionally aware.

These roles are not flaws.
They are survival strategies formed in environments where emotional safety was inconsistent or absent.

Many adults unknowingly continue to reenact these roles in relationships, work, and self-worth.
Understanding the role you were assigned isn’t about blaming the past —
it’s about gaining insight.

And insight is where healing begins.

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12/19/2025

The Enneagram is a personality framework that describes nine core patterns of thinking, feeling, and behaving.

It’s not about labeling who you are.
It’s about understanding why you react the way you do—especially under stress, conflict, or pressure.

Each Enneagram type is shaped by:
• a core fear
• a core desire
• and a survival strategy developed early in life

At its best, the Enneagram helps you build self-awareness, compassion, and emotional flexibility.
At its worst, it’s just a number.

Used thoughtfully, it’s a tool for healing—not self-judgment.

Understanding your type doesn’t put you in a box.
It shows you the box you’ve been operating from… so you can step outside it.




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12/17/2025

Therapist here — mental health isn’t always about deep work or big breakthroughs. Sometimes it’s the simple, everyday things that help us stay steady.

Walking, morning light, a little heat, accepting imperfection, and naming your emotions out loud — these small habits can make a big difference when you’re feeling off but don’t know why.

Remember, mental health is also about basic nervous system care. Save this for the days you’re doing all the “right” things but still feel out of sync.

You’ve got this. 💙
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12/17/2025

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12/16/2025

As a therapist, I love EMDR because it works with the brain, not against it. It helps stuck memories move, reduces emotional intensity, and allows your body to let go of survival mode. Less reactivity. More relief.


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12/16/2025

The holidays can be loud, emotional, expensive, and overwhelming.
If you’re feeling more anxious than festive, you’re not doing anything wrong.

Lower the bar.
Protect your energy.
Regulate your nervous system between obligations.
Expect triggers.
Stay grounded in the present.

You don’t have to heal your past, fix your family, or make everything magical this season.
You just have to get through it—with kindness toward yourself.

💛 Save this for the hard days
💛 Share with someone who needs permission to slow down





12/14/2025

Most regret comes from forgetting about the version of you who has to live with the choices you make today.

Future you will thank you for choosing:

✨ Waking up energized over another night of drinking
✨ Showing up for the workout instead of sleeping in
✨ Nourishing your body instead of eating what you know will make you feel awful
✨ Setting the boundary instead of avoiding the discomfort

It’s not about perfection — it’s about honoring the version of you who deserves to feel proud, strong, and aligned.
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12/12/2025

As Christmas gets closer, a lot of us start to feel that quiet panic…
“I didn’t buy enough.”
“It’s not going to feel magical enough.”
“I should’ve done more.”

Before you let that feeling take over, pause.
That surge of guilt isn’t truth — it’s your nervous system responding to pressure, not reality.

During the holidays, our brains become more sensitive to comparison, perfectionism, and old beliefs about needing to “prove” our love through doing, buying, or giving.
It activates the part of us that grew up thinking our worth came from how much we could provide.

Here’s the truth your nervous system needs to hear:
Your family won’t remember the price tag. They remember how safe, loved, and connected they felt.
Regulation, presence, warmth, laughter — these are the things that build core memories.

So if that “I didn’t do enough” feeling shows up, gently remind yourself:
It’s a feeling, not a fact.
You’ve shown up. You’ve cared. You’ve given in ways money can’t measure.

And that is more than enough. ❤️🌲
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12/10/2025

Therapist PSA:
Self-love isn’t always glamorous.
Sometimes it’s doing things today that make life easier for Future You.

It’s getting the coffee ready tonight so tomorrow-you doesn’t start the day in survival mode.
It’s having the kids help pack their lunches so morning-you can breathe.
It’s doing one load of laundry a day instead of wrestling Mount Clothesmore on Sunday.
It’s unloading the dishwasher before bed so breakfast-you feels like she has her life together. It’s meal prepping the entire week on a Sunday.
And yes…
It’s even wrapping the Christmas gifts before Christmas Eve so Future You doesn’t end up crying in a pile of tape and shredded wrapping paper.

This is what self-love actually looks like:
✨ Reducing chaos for the version of you who has to live with the consequences.
✨ Making choices that support your nervous system.
✨ Caring about how you’ll feel tomorrow, not just how you feel right now.

Tiny habits → less overwhelm → a calmer, supported Future You.

That’s self-love in real life. 💛





12/09/2025

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12/09/2025

The best predictor of healing in therapy isn’t the modality — it’s the relationship.
Clients don’t change because of a perfect technique.
They change because they feel safe, understood, and supported.

Therapy works when the connection works.
Everything else is secondary.

12/08/2025

Holiday stress isn’t a personal failure — it’s your nervous system asking for support.
Before you automatically say “yes,” check in with your body.
Tension, guilt, or overwhelm are signals that you might need a boundary, not another obligation.

Give yourself permission to choose peace this season.
You’re allowed to protect your mental health.

— Andrea Johnston, Licensed Mental Health Therapist
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