Healing by Holly

Healing by Holly I am a counselor focusing on complex grief, attachment disorders, adoption-related issues, and trauma. Healing is possible with the right tools!

02/20/2026

And honestly? Best relationship decision I’ve made in years.

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02/20/2026

I can’t tell you how many women have told me they feel broken because they thought they were “over it” and then BAM—something triggers them and they’re back in the grief spiral.

A song. A smell. Your kid asking why you and dad don’t live together anymore. The anniversary of a day that doesn’t exist anymore.

And suddenly you’re wondering if you’ve made any progress at all.

Here’s what I need you to hear: Healing isn’t linear. It’s messy, it loops RIGHT back, and will surprise you on a random Tuesday.

From Sad Ass to Bad Ass is the roadmap for when you’re lost in the scribble. For when you need someone to say “Yeah, this is normal” and actually mean it.

Pre-order your copy of Sad Ass to Bad Ass is on Barnes & Noble & Amazon.

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02/20/2026

People always assume divorce has to come with hatred. The truth? I don’t hate him. I’m clear. I’m disgusted by choices that hurt my kids. I’m grounded in what I saw. And when someone shows you exactly who they are in the worst possible moment, hate isn’t even necessary — the clarity is enough.

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If you’re untangling your own version of this story, From Sad Ass to Bad Ass is for you. It’s now available for pre-order at Barnes & Noble & Amazon. ��

02/20/2026

What’s something about divorce nobody warned you about? Tell me in the comments. 👇

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02/18/2026

You can survive betrayal.

You can survive divorce.

But nothing prepares you for sitting in a sterile exam room while someone tells you,
“We don’t know if this is cancer...yet.”

Adrienne talks about what those first months were really like — the agony of not knowing what’s next, the loss of predictability, and the brutal lesson of surrender when you’re not exactly built for patience.

In the full YouTube episode, we talk about:

👉🏼 The psychological toll of uncertainty
👉🏼 Why waiting can feel worse than treatment
👉🏼 What happens when the “strong one” has to receive help
👉🏼 The lessons you don’t volunteer for… but get anyway

🎥 “When Life Blows Up” is now available on my Youtube. Head to the link in my bio to watch.

02/13/2026

Divorce will have you Googling things you never thought you’d need to know. 🙄💻

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02/13/2026

Midlife divorce really changes your definition of “self-control.”

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02/10/2026

Listen, I thought I was ready. My friends were like “get back out there!”

So I downloaded the app. Swiped for exactly 11 minutes. And then stared at my phone like I’d just witnessed a crime scene.

The bio that said “no drama” (red flag). The guy holding a fish (why). The one who opened with “hey beautiful” at 2am (absolutely not).

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I discuss navigating modern romance in my upcoming book, “From Sad Ass to Bad Ass.” Now available for pre-order on Barnes & Noble and Amazon!

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02/10/2026

Funny how fast your identity can shift when the life you built implodes.

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“From Sad Ass to Bad Ass” is now available for pre-order at Barnes and Noble & Amazon 🤪

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01/30/2026

Marrying the affair partner is not a love story.

Statistically, it works about 2% of the time.

Hi 👋🏼 I’m Holly Lockett, MS, LPC-S, a midlife counselor who knows what it feels like when your life blows up in your 40s and 50s.

Stick around and follow for real midlife divorce perspective and recovery tips.

We love Minneapolis so much that my kids ward to have their senior photos taken there.Minneapolis is full of beauty, cul...
01/27/2026

We love Minneapolis so much that my kids ward to have their senior photos taken there.

Minneapolis is full of beauty, culture, diversity, and love for community.

So to watch innocent people murdered in the streets—then seeing it twisted, minimized, or redirected by people desperate to control the narrative—is infuriating.

This isn’t politics.
This is humanity.

When violence is reframed to protect comfort or ideology, we’ve lost the plot. And if you’re more invested in defending a story than grieving real lives, that says everything.

May accountability find its way to the right people—right on time.

01/26/2026

Well...here we go 💜

I wrote a book about one of the most painful times in my life.

My divorce.

A year ago? I didn’t even like to mention the word divorce (and hell...def not on social media!).

Yet...here we are.

You see, once I learned to stop pretending that this HUGE life shift didn’t bother me, life opened up.

My friends surrounded me, and all of YOU amazing supporters showed up in ways I never expected.

I didn’t realize how much support was waiting for me once I stopped hiding.

But the night my son asked me, “Do you want to be a sad bitch or a bad bitch?” was when I knew it was time to change.

So, I did… slowly.

I started mentioning my divorce on socials.

I stopped minimizing it.

I stopped pretending I was fine when I wasn’t.

And eventually… those words turned into pages.

Sad Ass to Bad Ass is now available for pre-order.

This book lives in the messy middle —
and if you’re there too, you’re exactly who I wrote it for. 💜

Head to the link in my bio to pre-order your copy.

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