Collaborative Endeavors, LLC: Christina P. Marks, LICSW & Associates

02/08/2026

Helpful prompts to accessible grounding!

02/08/2026

12/12/2025

Hope Walz, the 24-year-old daughter of 2024 Democratic vice presidential nominee and current Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, completely unloaded on President Donald Trump’s son. Walz’s Monday video comes in response to a dig Trump Jr. made against her dad on X, where he reposted a video of the Minnesota governor saying people are driving by his house and yelling the slur. “How is it OK that the president of the United States can call somebody — anybody, doesn’t matter who they are — that, and then all of his fricking cult members come and attack those people and that person’s family,” Walz said. Tap the link for more 🔗 https://www.buzzfeed.com/pocharaponneammanee/tim-hope-walz-don-trump-jr-daddy-issues

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12/11/2025

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12/10/2025

Just a little reminder

12/08/2025

Our First Holiday Season at the new place!! We will soon do a lil “photo shoot” of the office space, but here’s a little sneak peek for a Monday spark of glimmers!

11/30/2025

Children learn to self-regulate by borrowing our calm — not by being sent away to manage emotions their brains aren’t built to hold, alone.

Their nervous system takes its cues from ours.

When we stay steady, their bodies learn safety.
When we breathe slowly, their breath follows.
When we offer presence instead of punishment, their overwhelm becomes something they can navigate rather than fear.

But the opposite is true too.
When we’re shaken, they feel it.
When we shut down, they lose their anchor.
When we send them away to “figure it out,” we’re asking them to build skills they’re meant to RECEIVE before they can ever create.

A child who is banished in their hardest moments doesn’t learn calm — they learn that big feelings make them unworthy of closeness.

So the work becomes tending to our own regulation, not for perfection, but for companionship. For connection. For the message it sends:

You don’t have to face your storm alone.
Stay close. We’ll steady ourselves together.

And then, slowly, what they borrow from us becomes something they can one day find within themselves. ❤️

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11/29/2025

Lots going on in North County today!

11/27/2025

Not all heroes wear capes. Sometimes they come with air-horns.

11/26/2025

Start your journey in the recovery support field with CCAR’s nationally recognized Peer Recovery Coach Training. Our self-paced virtual program starts Dec. 1, 2025.