Full Circle Counseling-Valerie Olson

12/01/2025

I'm rooting for you!

11/30/2025

11/27/2025

From The Contented Child--an analogy your Loving Parent(or Higher Power) can use with your Inner Child(True Self).

“The Boat and the Anchor”

“Let’s look at this picture together.

Can you see the little boat? That boat is you.
When big feelings arrive, it can feel just like this storm — loud, bright, windy and a bit scary.
The lightning is like sudden worries.
The dark clouds are like thoughts that feel too heavy.
And the huge waves are the feelings that come rushing in so fast you don’t get to choose them.

When the storm is strong, the boat gets tossed around.
It tilts, it wobbles, it gets pushed by the waves.
Just like your body and thoughts can feel pushed around by big emotions.
And it’s not the boat’s fault.
The storm is powerful — and the boat just needs help to stay steady.

Now look closely… do you see the chain?
And the anchor at the end?
That anchor is me.
A calm, steady adult who is here with you.
Anchors don’t stop the storm — storms pass in their own time —
but anchors keep the boat from drifting too far or feeling lost.

So when your feelings are crashing like big waves,
you don’t have to handle it alone.
You can let your anchor help hold you steady.
That might look like sitting close, having a cuddle, holding a hand,
or just being near you and helping you breathe when things feel too much.

And the best part?
As the storm eases — and it always does —
the boat rises and falls until the sea becomes calm again.
Your feelings will do the same.
They rise, they peak, and then they settle.
And through it all, I stay here — your anchor —
keeping you safe until the calm returns.”

11/26/2025

It's ok to be experiencing grief during this season. The holidays tend to stir things up, but we are in this together!

11/17/2025

"We simply forget along the way as we grow up."

To keep your spirit high, you must know what brings you down. You will find it is the cravings and aversions in the mind—negative thoughts and emotions or unmet desires—that pull you down. When ene…