Jennifer L. Darling, LCSW, LSCSW

03/29/2026

On your difficult days, try some of these positive coping skills to get you through your tough moments. ⬇️ ✨💖



Personal Hypegirl

03/28/2026

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03/28/2026

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They’re into you…until they’re not.

03/15/2026

It is important to be able to identify the safe people in your life, especially if you’re trying to work on your vulnerability and/or are trying to create healthier relationships.

Relationships involve risk- we open ourselves up to love or companionship, but we also open ourselves up to hurt.

Knowing what safety should look and feel like is key.
No relationship or person is “perfect.” We all know that. But often we use that fact to validate being treated poorly or being repeatedly hurt or betrayed, putting the “nobody is perfect” tagline to excuse lying, lack of effort, or brutal criticism.

You’ll find it’s impossible to feel consistently safe with someone who is inconsistent in the way they treat you, who is highly critical, defensive, or untrustworthy. Protect yourself when you’re with these people.

Trust and safety is built over time.

Life’s paradox? The only way to know if you can trust someone is to trust them with something.

So start slowly. Think of getting onto a pool- rather than jumping straight into the deep end, start at the shallow end at the steps and slowly walk over to the deep end.

03/15/2026

Protect your boundaries! If you don't, who will?

03/15/2026

1.6M likes, 6960 comments. “Healing starts with awareness ✨ Follow and comment if this helped you‼️ ”

03/13/2026

02/17/2026

Choosing the familiar is a common human cognitive bias where we favor known options, people, or behaviors over new ones to reduce anxiety, uncertainty, and mental effort. This can become problematic when the familiar includes chaos, dysfunction, and other unhealthy aspects.

02/13/2026

This is a LOT to look at. No wonder we are exhausted. Take care of yourself, no one else can do it for you. 💚🩶

12/19/2025

You can acknowledge harm without living inside it.

Healing starts when the story stops being only about what happened to you — and becomes about what changes within you.

12/16/2025