Cami Lerminez, LLC.

12/02/2025

😡𝐍𝐨𝐭𝐞𝐬 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐖𝐡𝐞𝐧....😡
𝑌𝑜𝑢'𝑟𝑒 𝐴𝑛𝑔𝑟𝑦

Sometimes the hardest breath is the one you take instead of shouting.

12/01/2025

𝑊ℎ𝑜 𝑘𝑛𝑒𝑤 𝑐𝑎𝑙𝑚 𝑐𝑜𝑢𝑙𝑑 𝑔𝑙𝑖𝑡𝑡𝑒𝑟 𝑡ℎ𝑖𝑠 𝑚𝑢𝑐ℎ?

When we are at the office and the fighting won't stop... we use the glitter wand to calm our anger!

11/30/2025

✒️ 𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐭 𝐅𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐡 𝐒𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐲 ✒️

Your journal is a safe place to track moods, triggers, and wins. Over time, it becomes a map of your growth.

𝑊ℎ𝑎𝑡 𝑤𝑎𝑠 𝑎 𝑤𝑖𝑛 𝑓𝑜𝑟 𝑦𝑜𝑢 𝑡ℎ𝑖𝑠 𝑤𝑒𝑒𝑘?

11/29/2025

📖 𝐒𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐲𝐭𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐒𝐚𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐝𝐚𝐲 📖
𝑆𝑢𝑏𝑠𝑡𝑎𝑛𝑐𝑒 𝑈𝑠𝑒

HIs name is Zac.

To most people, he looked fine - he showed up to work, cracked jokes, posted pictures that made it seem like life was steady. But behind the smile was a quiet battle he didn't know how to talk about.

It started small - a drink to take the edge off, a pill to help him sleep, something "just to get through." He told himself he had it under control. Everyone does at first.

But slowly, the lines blurred. The things that once brought him peace - music, friends, late-night drives - didn't hit the same. The only thing that quieted his thoughts was the very thing that was pulling him under.

Zac wasn't bad. He wasn't weak. He was hurting. And the substance that started as comfort had become his cage.

Recovery didn't happen overnight. It began the day he stopped hiding - the day he whispered to a friend, "𝐼 𝑡ℎ𝑖𝑛𝑘 𝐼 𝑛𝑒𝑒𝑑 ℎ𝑒𝑙𝑝." That one sentence changed everything.

💭 Because recovery doesn't begin with perfection - it begins with honesty.

👉 If you or someone you love is battling substance use, please know this: it's not too late, and you're not too far gone. There's help, there's hope, and there's a way back.

11/28/2025

📣 𝐒𝐚𝐲 𝐈𝐭 𝐃𝐢𝐟𝐟𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐥𝐲📣

❎ "Why can't I handle this like everyone else?"

✔ “My journey is my own, and what I’m carrying matters.”

11/27/2025

11/26/2025

💭𝐖𝐨𝐫𝐝𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐖𝐢𝐬𝐝𝐨𝐦 𝐖𝐞𝐝𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐝𝐚𝐲💭

"𝗦𝗼𝗺𝗲 𝗱𝗮𝘆𝘀 𝘆𝗼𝘂'𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗼. 𝗦𝗼𝗺𝗲 𝗱𝗮𝘆𝘀 𝘆𝗼𝘂'𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝘁𝘂𝗱𝗲𝗻𝘁. 𝗕𝗼𝘁𝗵 𝗺𝗮𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿."

11/25/2025

𝑩𝒆𝒉𝒊𝒏𝒅 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒄𝒂𝒑𝒆, 𝒃𝒆𝒉𝒊𝒏𝒅 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒎𝒂𝒔𝒌... 𝒋𝒖𝒔𝒕 𝒂 𝒍𝒊𝒕𝒕𝒍𝒆 𝒉𝒆𝒓𝒐 𝒅𝒊𝒔𝒄𝒐𝒗𝒆𝒓𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒋𝒖𝒔𝒕 𝒉𝒐𝒘 𝒃𝒊𝒈 𝒉𝒊𝒔 𝒄𝒐𝒖𝒓𝒂𝒈𝒆 𝒄𝒂𝒏 𝒃𝒆.

When mommy brings the kids to the office, they like to dress up as superheroes.

11/24/2025

🌱 𝐂𝐥𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐀𝐫𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐭𝐲𝐩𝐞🌱
𝑆𝑢𝑏𝑠𝑡𝑎𝑛𝑐𝑒 𝐴𝑏𝑢𝑠𝑒

Alex is 28 and works long hours managing a retail store. On the outside, life look stable - he has a supportive partner, a steady job, and a routine that keeps him busy. But behind closed doors, Alex struggles. Nights that should be restful are filled with drinks or prescription stimulants to quiet the stress, fatigue, and constant pressure he feels to perform.

Alex grew up in a home where substance use was normal, and early experiences of emotional neglect left him unsure of how to cope with his feelings. He tends to internalize stress, perfectionistic at work, and often pleasing others at his own expense. Talking about what's really going on? That's the hardest part.

He knows the cycle isn't healthy - he feels the shame, the guilt, the anxiety - but the substances give a temporary sense of relief. He dreams of a life with more clarity, stronger relationships, and freedom from this constant push-pull, but taking the first step feels scary.

Alex's story is a reminder: struggles with substances often hide in plain sight, and change begins with acknowledging the struggle, seeking support, and finding healthier ways to cope.

🆘 If you or someone you care about is struggling with substance use, reach out today. Help is available, and you don't have to face this alone.
309-323-0207
cami@camilerminezllc.com

11/23/2025

✒️ 𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐭 𝐅𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐡 𝐒𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐲 ✒️

When life feels tangled, put it on paper. Journaling helps untangle emotions and bring clarity to what really matters.

𝑊ℎ𝑎𝑡 𝑏𝑒𝑙𝑖𝑒𝑓 𝑎𝑏𝑜𝑢𝑡 𝑚𝑦𝑠𝑒𝑙𝑓 𝑎𝑚 𝐼 𝑟𝑒𝑎𝑑𝑦 𝑡𝑜 𝑟𝑒𝑙𝑒𝑎𝑠𝑒? 𝑊ℎ𝑎𝑡 𝑐𝑜𝑢𝑙𝑑 𝑟𝑒𝑝𝑙𝑎𝑐𝑒 𝑖𝑡?

11/22/2025

📖 𝐒𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐲𝐭𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐒𝐚𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐝𝐚𝐲 📖
𝐺𝑟𝑖𝑒𝑣𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑝𝑒𝑟𝑠𝑜𝑛 𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑦 𝑢𝑠𝑒𝑑 𝑡𝑜 𝑏𝑒

Her name is Elena.
.. and she never expected to grieve someone who was still here.

He's alive - his name still shows up on her phone, his face still familiar - but the person she knew feels like a memory now. The laughter they shared, the connection they built, the ease in their conversations... all faded into something quieter. Something distant.

She catches herself missing him - not the version she sees today, but the one who once made her feel seen and safe. And that's its own kind of heartbreak.

No one really talks about this kind of grief - the one where you lose someone without a funeral, where you still cross paths but can't find the same rhythm, where you carry memories that no longer have a place to land.

So, Elena is learning to let go while still caring. To grieve without goodbyes. To accept that sometimes people stay alive, but the relationship doesn't.

💔 Some goodbyes don't happen out loud. They happen quietly, when your heart realizes it's time to stop waiting for who they used to be. Some losses aren't marked by endings, but by silence - and the quiet realization that love has changed form.

👉 If you've ever grieved someone who's still alive - a child, a friend, or someone you once knew deeply - know this: You are not alone. Share this post if it speaks to your heart, or tag someone who might need to know they're not the only one feeling this kind of quiet ache.

11/21/2025

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Email me: cami@camilerminezllc.com
Call me: 309-323-0207