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DRE'S SAFE PLACE, 6101 East Molloy Road, East Syracuse, NY (2026)

01/20/2026

On MLK Day, we didn’t just talk about dreams.
We taught girls how to hold onto them when emotions get loud.

At DRE’S Safe Place, we hosted a Goals & Emotions Workshop for girls ages 7- 15 and it was intentional, engaging, and deeply impactful.

It was movement.
It was honesty.
It was release.

Here’s what happened in the room:

✨ Girls acted out real emotions with their bodies
✨ They named feelings
✨ They played Glow-in-the-Dark Emotional Bingo and realized they weren’t alone
✨ They built vision boards based on how they want life to feel, not just what they want to achieve
✨ They broke plates to let go of the thoughts that keep them stuck from their goals

And in a moment that said everything
two of the girls showed up still wearing bracelets (Effort & Me vs World) they made at DRE’S Safe Place months ago.
Those bracelets became reminders they carried forward, long after the session ended.

That’s what experiential youth mental wellness looks like.

We create space for expression.
We build language for emotions.
We offer tools for goals.
We provide a safe place to release what young people carry.

Dr. King spoke about dreams.
We showed girls how to protect theirs.

This is why DRE’S Safe Place exists.
This is why families, and organizations trust this space.
And this is why youth don’t just walk out smiling, they leave lighter.

If you’re looking for a space that understands today’s kids and meets them where they are,
you’ve found it❤️✨

01/19/2026

On this MLK Day, which falls on a Mental Health Monday, we remember Dr. King’s relentless drive toward justice.

But we also remember his profound understanding of human struggle. He knew that sometimes, the weight of the world feels too heavy to bear.

Dr. King didn't just celebrate the flying and the running. He validated the crawling.

When you are in the depths of anxiety, depression, or trauma, the idea of "flying" feels impossible.

𝐓𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐪𝐮𝐨𝐭𝐞 𝐢𝐬 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐫𝐞𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐜𝐫𝐚𝐰𝐥 𝐜𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐭𝐬.

Getting out of bed today? That was forward motion.
Sending that text asking for help? That was forward motion.
Taking a deep breath instead of reacting? That was forward motion.

Do not judge your pace against someone else’s flight. Honor your own resilience to keep going, no matter how slow it feels.
Keep moving forward❤️

01/19/2026

If connection leaves you exhausted, something is off.

Not every draining relationship is dramatic.
Some are just quietly heavy.
You care. You show up. You listen.
And somehow, you walk away more tired than before.

That matters.

Real connection shouldn't require you to walk on eggshells, manage their emotions, or need a recovery period afterward.
It should feel steady.
It should feel safe.

Pay attention to how your body responds to people this week:
▪️Who lets you relax a little?
▪️Who respects your "no"?
▪️Who doesn’t need you to perform?

That’s relational self-care.
Choosing peace over obligation.
Honesty over guilt.
Alignment over proximity.

As this week begins, give yourself permission to protect your energy.
Including the energy you give to others.

🌿 If this resonates, share it. Someone you know needs this reminder to stop over-functioning in relationships.

And when you’re ready for a space where connection feels grounding instead of draining, DRE’S Safe Place is here❤️

01/16/2026

I am soo excited for year 2....

Next month DRE'S SAFE PLACE will be two years in.
And here’s what we know for sure.

People don’t just need events.
They need spaces that actually change how they feel when they leave.

As we step into our 2 Year Anniversary, we’re opening the doors to experiences that bring people back into themselves and back into community. This next season is about relief, connection, and being intentional with our wellness.

Here’s what’s coming and why you need to be in the room.

✨️Couples Prayer Board Experience, ( Friday, 2/13)
A pause for couples to reflect, reconnect, and build something meaningful together without performing or explaining.
You leave with something tangible that represents where you are and where you’re going.
If you’ve been saying you’ll pour into your relationship later, this is your sign.

✨️Healed Hands | 2nd Cohort
This is for women who are tired of carrying everything alone.
You don’t come to be fixed.
You come to slow down, create with your hands, talk honestly, and leave lighter than you arrived.
Cohort two is open now, and the space stays intentional for a reason.
The room works because the people are ready.

✨️Adult Recess | Anniversary Preview
Grown folks need play too.
Not forced fun. Not awkward icebreakers.
Real laughter. Low pressure games. Music. Food. Movement. Relief.
Adult Recess reminds you that joy is part of wellness, not a reward for surviving the week.
We’re previewing it during our anniversary, and it will sell out.

And as we step into year two, we’re also expanding how we serve our youth.

✨️DRE’S Safe Place Youth Ambassador Program | Year 2 Launch

A structured leadership pathway rooted in mental wellness and community impact.
Youth ages 9–13 learn emotional awareness, stress management, healthy communication, and how to lead themselves first.
Youth ages 14–18 receive tMHFA training, leadership development, peer support skills, advocacy tools, and real-world experience including internships.

This is how we build wellness that lasts.
Not just for today.
But for the next generation.

DRE’S Safe Place is a self care destination built for real life.
For people who move fast.
For people who hold a lot.
For people who know they need more than another conversation.

If something in you says you need to be in the room, trust that.

Bookings and registration interest are open now.
Come celebrate with us.
Come reset with us.
Come be part of what’s being built.

👉🏾https://www.dresplacellc.com/event

01/14/2026

Affirmation & Wellness Wednesday
$100 GIVEAWAY | Year 2 at DRE’S Safe Place

Healing deserves to be celebrated.

As we step into Year 2 of DRE’S Safe Place, we’re honoring every person who has walked through our doors, paused their busy life, and chose themselves even when it wasn’t easy.

This week’s affirmation says it all:

I choose to honor myself. I allow my healing to be seen. I take up space without apology.

Our Affirmation Room “What I Love About Me” wall tells a powerful story.
Every note represents someone showing up.
Someone speaking life over themselves.
Someone choosing healing in real time.

To celebrate Year 2, we’re doing a $100 GIVEAWAY to remind you that your voice, your healing, and your presence matter.

✨ Here’s how to enter:
1️⃣ Follow DRE’S Safe Place
2️⃣ Share this post
3️⃣ Visit us and write what you love about yourself on our Affirmation Wall

💥 The final person to fill the wall will win a $100 Visa gift card AND one free admission.

This isn’t just about winning money.
It’s about standing in your truth.
It’s about affirming yourself out loud.
It’s about being part of a community that heals together.

Come help us close this chapter and step boldly into Year 2.

✨ We healing over here ✨

01/12/2026

A lot of people say, “I’m fine.”
But their body is telling a different story.

Tight shoulders.
Jaw clenched all day.
Headaches that won’t quit.
Constant fatigue.
A short fuse.
Feeling heavy for no clear reason.

That isn’t random.
That is somatic stress.

When emotions don’t get expressed or processed, they don’t disappear.
They get stored in the body.

From a neurological standpoint, emotions are physical experiences. When you suppress them, your nervous system stays activated. Over time, your body carries what your mouth never said and what your mind never slowed down long enough to feel.

Many of us were taught to stay strong, stay quiet, and keep going.
No complaining.
No breaking down.
No time to feel.

That kind of survival works short-term.
Long-term, it turns into tension, burnout, anxiety, and emotional numbness.

It is a natural response to pressure.
It is your system trying to survive.
This is biology.

Your body is designed to release stress, not store it indefinitely.
When it doesn’t get that chance, it finds other ways to get your attention.

Healing doesn’t always start in the mind.
Sometimes it starts by letting your body finally unload what it’s been carrying.

If you’ve been “holding it together” for a long time and your body feels tired, tight, or heavy, it’s not because you’re failing.

It’s because your body has been doing its job, even when no one taught you how to let go.

And learning how to release safely is a necessary mental health skill❤️

01/11/2026

Let me say this plainly.

You deserve grace even when you are tired.
Even when you are unsure.
Even when you didn’t handle everything perfectly.

Grace is not something you earn after you get it right.
It is what you deserve while you are still figuring it out.

Some of you are carrying quiet shame.
About needing rest.
About needing help.
About not being where you thought you would be by now.

That shame does not belong to you.

There are seasons when simply staying soft in a hard world is the work.
When getting up again is enough.
When choosing not to harden is an act of courage.

If you hear nothing else today, hear this.

You are not failing.
You are human.
And humans deserve grace.

Take that grace with you into this week.
Let it shape how you speak to yourself.
Let it change how much pressure you put on your soul.

And if you need a place where grace is felt, not explained,
DRE’S Safe Place is here when you’re ready.

Save this.
Share it with someone who needs to remember they are still worthy❤️

01/09/2026

It’s Mental Wellness Month 🧠✨

This month matters.

Mental Wellness Month is a reminder to stop pushing through and start paying attention.
To how your body feels.
To what your mind has been carrying.
To the stress you keep telling yourself you will deal with later.

Mental wellness is not just about coping.
It is about releasing what has been building up.

At DRE’S Safe Place, mental wellness is something you live and experience, not something you are talked into.

People come here to:
🌿 Let their nervous systems slow down
🥊 Move emotions out of their bodies
✨ Sit in a space where they do not have to explain or perform

This is a self care destination for real life.
For people who are tired.
For people who need a reset.
For people who know something has to change.

Mental Wellness Month is your reminder that you do not have to wait until you are overwhelmed to take care of yourself.

Pause.
Reset.
Choose yourself❤️

Bookings are open👇🏾
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01/07/2026

It is the second week of January.
If you think you are already behind: You are not.

Even if it feels like everyone else is moving faster.
Even if you’re comparing your quiet progress to someone else’s highlight reel.
Even if you think you should be further along by now.

➡️Healing does not follow a schedule.

It responds to what your life has carried, what your body has endured, and what your heart is still learning how to release.

Comparison creates shame where compassion should live.
It convinces you that your pace is wrong.
In reality, your pace is protective.

Some seasons require slowing down.
Some require stopping altogether.
None of that means you failed.

At DRE’S Safe Place, we see this every day. We see people moving at the pace their lives allow, showing up with what they have, and healing in quiet ways they don’t have to prove to anyone.

Here is today’s affirmation. Read it slowly. Repeat it often:
✨My healing moves at the pace my life requires✨️

Let that settle in.
Your pace is not a problem to fix.
It is a response to your lived experience.

Save this if you needed the reminder today.
Share this for a friend who is being too hard on themselves this week❤️

01/05/2026

We need to stop treating Burnout like it’s just "High Stress" They are opposites...

Stress is about too much.
Too many demands. Too much pressure. You feel hyper-active and anxious.

Burnout is about too little.
Too little emotion. Too little motivation. You feel numb and empty.

It is helpful to understand that burnout is a process that develops over time, not overnight.

According to psychologists Gail North and Herbert Freudenberger, there are 12 stages of burnout:
️▪️An urgent need to prove yourself: High perfectionism and fear.
▪️Working harder: Feeling you must do everything yourself, immediately.
▪️Neglecting your needs: Sacrificing social life, sleep, and self-care.
▪️Interpersonal conflicts: Frequent forgetfulness and fights with loved ones.
▪️Revision of values: People and hobbies become secondary to work goals.
▪️Denial: Bitterness, cynicism, and impatience setting in.
▪️Withdrawal: Other people feel like a burden; possible self-medication.
▪️Behavioral changes: Apathy; nothing seems to matter anymore.
▪️Depersonalization: Losing your identity and health; feeling like a vessel for work.
▪️Feeling empty: Intense exhaustion and panic set in.
▪️Despair: Self-hatred, depression, or darker thoughts.
➡️Total burnout: Complete mental and emotional collapse.

✨️The Most Important Lesson✨️

If you are getting a full night's sleep but still waking up exhausted, please understand this key difference:

Sleep fixes tired. Safety fixes burnout.
You cannot "nap" your way out of a nervous system shutdown. When you burn out, your body stops in "Fight or Flight" and goes straight to "Freeze." You do not need rest; you need regulation.

You need a space where you don't have to perform or protect anyone else. Come find that safety at DRE'S SAFE PLACE❤️

01/04/2026

Stop leaving yourself off the list..

People you show up for.
Responsibilities that do not pause.
Problems waiting for attention.
Emotions you have been carrying longer than anyone realizes.

Too often, the one person missing from that list... is you.

Not because you don’t matter.
But because you were taught to "push through."
To be the "strong one."
To take care of everyone else first.

Leaving yourself off the list is how burnout, resentment, and anxiety quietly build.

Self-care is maintenance.
It is protection.
It is how you stay present for your life and your people.

Including yourself doesn’t mean doing "everything."
It means doing something.

✨ One pause before reacting.
✨ One boundary instead of overextending.
✨ One honest decision about what you can actually carry.

If you are caring for others, managing stress, navigating grief, supporting someone who is struggling, or trying to keep yourself together, this matters even more...You deserve care, too. Not later. Not after everyone else is "okay." Now.

➡️As you step into this week, ask yourself
Where do I need to include myself more intentionally?

That question alone is an act of self-care.
You are allowed to matter in your own life.

If this spoke to you, take it with you into the week.

If you need a space where you can slow down, release, and reset without explaining yourself, book time at DRE’S Safe Place❤️

01/02/2026

While the rest of the world was rushing, December at DRE’S Safe Place was about pausing.
It was about resetting how we care for ourselves.

We closed the year with intentional pauses, private events, and rooms filled with real release, relaxatio,rejuvenation and connection. From women choosing to exhale during the holiday hustle, to groups finding connection, to individuals finally having space to put things down, December reminded us why we are here.

DRE’S Safe Place continues to be a self-care destination for people who are intentional about their mental and emotional health. Not because it sounds good, but because it works.

Here is what December looked like:
• Private events that created safety, celebration, laughter, and honest conversations
• Healed Hands gatherings where women poured back into themselves
• A Pay What You Can day that welcomed new guests into the space without having to worry about cost
• Rooms filled with release, reflection, and rest
• Guests leaving lighter than they arrived
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✨️And the feedback keeps saying the same thing:
“I didn’t realize how much I needed this.”
“I will definitely be back.”
“This space is an asset to the community.”

🚨Stay tuned this month.
We are preparing to launch new offerings designed to meet you exactly where you are in your journey. Plus, we are kicking off the road to our 2nd Anniversary early with a $100 Gift Card Giveaway starting this month!

As we prepare for that 2-year milestone next month, we are walking into 2026 with gratitude and focus. If you are looking to start this year grounded instead of depleted, this is your sign.
Bookings are open for January.

Your space is waiting❤️

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