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Children don’t always have the words to explain their feelings—but they can play them out.Through play, children process...
03/13/2026

Children don’t always have the words to explain their feelings—but they can play them out.

Through play, children process experiences, express emotions, and make sense of their world. A child lining up animals, acting out stories with dolls, or building and knocking down towers may actually be communicating something important.

✨ Play is how children heal, learn, and regulate.

For Parents:
Instead of asking lots of questions during play, try observing and reflecting:

“Wow, that dinosaur seems really mad.”
“You’re working really hard on that tower.”

This helps children feel understood without pressure.

03/09/2026

In this episode of Therapists Unplugged, hosts and therapists Katie Gerwel and Emily McCarty explore what healing actually looks like and why the process can feel harder before it starts to feel better. Through a mental health–centered lens, they normalize why many people feel discouraged when therapy brings up more emotions, memories, or body sensations rather than immediate relief.
Katie and Emily explain the science behind healing in accessible terms, discussing how the brain and nervous system change through neuroplasticity, how trauma recovery expands our window of tolerance, and why healing is about integration rather than erasing painful experiences. They also highlight the nonlinear nature of growth and share subtle but meaningful signs of progress.
If you’ve ever wondered whether therapy is working or felt discouraged by the ups and downs of personal growth, this episode offers reassurance and a compassionate reminder that healing isn’t about becoming someone new—it’s about becoming more fully yourself. healing looks like

Did you know—✨ 1 in 5 women experience a perinatal mood or anxiety disorder during pregnancy or postpartum.✨ 1 in 7 wome...
03/06/2026

Did you know—

✨ 1 in 5 women experience a perinatal mood or anxiety disorder during pregnancy or postpartum.
✨ 1 in 7 women experience postpartum depression.

If you’re struggling, it doesn’t mean you’re weak.
It doesn’t mean you’re doing motherhood “wrong.”
It means you are human—and not alone.

Perinatal mood and anxiety disorders are common, real, and treatable. Support can help you feel more grounded, connected, and like yourself again.

💛 You deserve care.
💛 You deserve support.
💛 You are not alone.

These numbers come from Postpartum Support International, a leading organization dedicated to perinatal mental health awareness and support.

Postpartum isn’t just joy or sadness—it’s often both.And sometimes it’s grief, anger, numbness, fear, or exhaustion.The ...
03/04/2026

Postpartum isn’t just joy or sadness—it’s often both.
And sometimes it’s grief, anger, numbness, fear, or exhaustion.

The “baby blues,” postpartum anxiety, depression, and trauma responses can all look different.

💬 Struggling does not mean you’re a bad parent.
💬 It means you’re human in a major life transition.

Support helps you feel more like yourself again—not someone else.

03/02/2026

Your postpartum journey won’t look linear - it will rise, fall, wobble and surprise you. 🤍

Some days feel full of bliss. Others feel heavy or overwhelming. Both can exist...and both are normal.

And if the lows ever feel too heavy to carry alone, reaching out for support is nothing to be ashamed of. 🫶

Many expecting parents experience anxiety—even if they’re excited about the pregnancy.Signs can include:• Constant worry...
03/02/2026

Many expecting parents experience anxiety—even if they’re excited about the pregnancy.

Signs can include:
• Constant worry about the baby
• Trouble sleeping
• Feeling on edge or overwhelmed
• Fear something will go wrong

Anxiety in pregnancy is common and treatable. Getting support early can make a meaningful difference for both parent and baby. Reach out if you would like support both during pregnancy and after your baby is here.

Perinatal mental health includes more than postpartum depression. 💛It refers to emotional wellbeing during pregnancy, po...
02/27/2026

Perinatal mental health includes more than postpartum depression. 💛
It refers to emotional wellbeing during pregnancy, postpartum, fertility journeys, pregnancy loss, and early parenthood.

You’re not “too sensitive.”
You’re not failing.
And you’re not alone.

Support can help with anxiety, mood changes, trauma, identity shifts, grief, and overwhelm—before, during, and after birth. If you are needing support during this time, please reach out.

Children don’t learn regulation from instructions.They learn it from co-regulation.Your calm nervous system is the inter...
02/25/2026

Children don’t learn regulation from instructions.
They learn it from co-regulation.

Your calm nervous system is the intervention.

Here’s the sunset tonight. Days are getting longer than before. Which made me think:Seasons don’t ask permission to chan...
02/25/2026

Here’s the sunset tonight. Days are getting longer than before. Which made me think:
Seasons don’t ask permission to change 🌅
Winter softens, light lingers longer, and spring quietly reminds us that nothing stays the same forever.

If you’re coming out of a heavy season, let this be your sign: hope doesn’t arrive all at once — it shows up gradually, like the sun staying a little longer each night.

Here’s to transition, tenderness, and trusting what’s beginning to bloom. 🌱

02/23/2026

In this episode of Therapists Unplugged, therapists Katie Gerwel and Emily McCarty explore why trauma isn’t always a single event. They explain that trauma is defined by the nervous system’s response to overwhelm, lack of safety, and lack of support—not by how “big” the experience appears from the outside.
Katie and Emily discuss how cumulative stress can build over time and impact the brain and body. They also unpack why people often minimize their experiences and how trauma can show up as anxiety, shutdown, people-pleasing, shame, or feeling stuck.

Breathing exercises aren’t about “fixing” emotions.They’re about giving the nervous system a cue of safety.For parents A...
02/23/2026

Breathing exercises aren’t about “fixing” emotions.
They’re about giving the nervous system a cue of safety.

For parents AND kids:
✨ We breathe to feel safer—not to feel perfect.

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