Kathleen Prince LPC

02/22/2026

Research and clinical experience show that many individuals with ADHD experience significant frustration when plans change unexpectedly.

This reaction is often linked to executive functioning differences, particularly challenges with cognitive flexibility—the ability to shift thinking and adapt to new situations.

Many people with ADHD mentally rehearse upcoming events in detail as a way to feel prepared and reduce anxiety; sudden changes can dismantle that mental framework, requiring substantial effort to rebuild.

In addition, emotional dysregulation—a common feature of ADHD—can intensify the reaction, making a “small” change feel overwhelming.

Transitioning between tasks or mental states can also be taxing, so abrupt shifts may create a sense of resistance or shutdown.

While this pattern is common, it varies by individual, and coping strategies such as building buffer time, using visual planners, and practicing regulation skills can help manage the impact.

02/21/2026

02/21/2026

Understanding toxic parenting styles can bring clarity to years of emotional confusion. 💭

These 8 types of toxic parents highlight patterns like control, emotional neglect, manipulation, and boundary violations that often affect self-worth and adult relationships.

If you grew up feeling unseen, responsible for others’ emotions, or afraid to speak up, this post can help you name what you experienced and begin healing.

Read more here 👉 How to Deal With Difficult Parents
https://reachoutrecovery.com/how-to-deal-with-difficult-parents/

02/20/2026

Stress inside families does not always come from where people expect. A recent study exploring household dynamics found that many mothers report experiencing higher daily stress from their partners than from their children. This finding has sparked conversation, but the explanation is more practical than dramatic.

Parenting stress is often anticipated. Mothers prepare mentally for sleepless nights, emotional ups and downs, and constant caregiving. The brain adapts to this predictable responsibility. However, relationship stress tends to involve unmet expectations, uneven division of labor, communication gaps, and emotional misunderstandings. These factors activate deeper psychological triggers tied to fairness, partnership, and support.

Biologically, chronic relational tension can keep cortisol levels elevated for longer periods. When emotional needs feel unsupported, the nervous system may remain in a low level stress state. Children may create noise and chaos, but partners influence emotional security, shared responsibility, and overall stability within the home.

This research does not mean husbands are the problem. Instead, it highlights the importance of communication, shared effort, and emotional awareness. When responsibilities are clearly divided and appreciation is expressed consistently, stress levels often decrease significantly for both partners.

Healthy relationships require teamwork. Small changes in support, validation, and cooperation can create measurable improvements in family well being.

Understanding stress patterns is not about blame. It is about building stronger partnerships that protect both parents and children.

Stronger communication today creates calmer homes tomorrow.

02/20/2026

02/19/2026

02/16/2026

When your brain won’t slow down or anxiety feels like it’s running the show, grounding can help bring you back to the present moment.

This kind of sensory-based practice works because it gives the nervous system something concrete to focus on. By deliberately engaging the senses, you interrupt the brain’s threat loop and support a shift out of fight-or-flight.

Heart rate begins to settle. Muscle tension softens. The stress response eases, and attention becomes more available again.

Grounding helps your brain feel safe enough to stop chasing your thoughts. From that calmer state, executive functioning is easier to access.

This is a simple tool, but it’s a powerful one when overwhelm is high and thinking feels slippery. ❤️

02/14/2026

Anxiety can feel overwhelming, but small, positive affirmations can help ground yourself and reclaim calm 🫶

Save this post if you found it helpful, so you can return to it whenever you need a reminder.

02/08/2026

Most of us were never taught how to sit with our feelings.
We were taught to suppress them, judge them, rush them, or fix them.

But healing starts when we learn to stay.

This guide shows a gentle step-by-step way to be with emotions instead of fighting them:

🪑 Create a safe space
🪑 Name what you’re feeling
🪑 Let the feeling exist without judging it
🪑 Notice where it shows up in your body
🪑 Offer yourself validation
🪑 Stay present and grounded
🪑 Speak to yourself with compassion
🪑 Reflect on what might have triggered it

Feelings don’t overwhelm us because they exist.
They overwhelm us when we were never supported to feel them safely.

You’re not “too sensitive.”
Your nervous system just needs safety, permission, and kindness 🤍

Save this for when emotions feel big. This is emotional regulation in action.



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02/08/2026

Gaslighting does not always look like shouting or name-calling.
Sometimes it sounds like:
🔸 “You are too sensitive.”
🔸 “You always get things wrong.”
🔸 “That never happened.”

It makes you question your own memory, your own feelings, even your reality.

You start saying sorry all the time. You feel confused, anxious, unsure of yourself. You stop trusting your gut.

That is not a healthy relationship. That is not your fault.
That is gaslighting.

Let’s call it what it is.
Let’s talk about it.
Let’s help people recognise it.

02/01/2026

Emotional intelligence do's and don'ts