Rise Therapy and Consulting

12/31/2025

Stress can shift your brain into survival mode.
When stress rises, the brain and body prioritize keeping you safe. This can temporarily make focus, memory, and decision-making harder.

This isn’t a personal failure — it’s how the nervous system responds to challenge.

Small moments of regulation, like grounding exercises or slow breaths, help your brain calm down and restore clarity.

If you would like support in managing stress effectively, learn more or schedule an appointment at www.risetherapy.net

12/29/2025

You’re doing more than you think.

Showing up, trying again, pausing when things feel hard — these are signs of effort, even if they don’t look dramatic.
Progress is often quiet before it feels steady.

You’re allowed to move at your own pace.

If you’d like a space to continue this work, visit www.risetherapy.net

12/27/2025

12/26/2025

Change is already underway.

Your brain is shaped by repetition — and neural pathways shift with every response, even during difficult seasons.
Growth doesn’t always feel obvious, but it is happening beneath the surface.

You are not starting from zero.

If you’d like space to reflect on this year or move into the next with more steadiness, appointments can be scheduled at www.risetherapy.net

12/25/2025

Happy Holidays

This season can hold joy, stress, grief, relief, or a mix of it all. However the holidays feel for you, your experience is valid.

If today brings connection, we hope it feels grounding.
If it brings heaviness, we hope you can move through it with gentleness.
If it feels like too much, it’s okay to take space.

Wishing you moments of steadiness, rest, and care as the year comes to a close.

If the holidays are bringing up things you’d like support navigating, appointments can be scheduled at www.risetherapy.net

12/24/2025

What does your body and mind need right now?

The season can feel busy, overwhelming, or emotionally heavy. Taking even a moment to check in with yourself, noticing what your body feels, what your mind is processing, and what you actually need, is a powerful step toward self-care.

Small reflections like this help you stay grounded, even when life feels fast.

If you’d like space to explore these feelings more deeply, appointments can be scheduled through at www.risetherapy.net

12/23/2025

The pace can speed up this time of year — more plans, more noise, more expectations. Pausing isn’t falling behind. It’s giving your nervous system a chance to reset.

Even a few slow breaths, a moment of stillness, or choosing one less thing can help your body feel steadier.

You don’t have to do everything to be enough.

If this season feels like a lot, therapy can be a space to slow things down and make sense of what’s coming up. Learn more or book an appointment at www.risetherapy.net

12/19/2025

You don’t have to know what to say in therapy.

Many people worry they won’t explain things “right” or that they need a clear goal before starting. You don’t.

Therapy isn’t about having perfect words.
It’s about exploring what shows up — thoughts, emotions, pauses, and patterns — together.

Not knowing what to say is often where the work begins.

If you’ve been waiting until you feel more certain or prepared, you don’t have to. Learn more or schedule at www.risetherapy.net

12/18/2025

It’s okay to have mixed feelings.

You can feel relieved and sad.
Hopeful and scared.
Grateful and overwhelmed — all at the same time.

Emotions aren’t meant to be tidy or singular.
Making space for complexity is part of emotional health.

You don’t have to choose just one feeling to be “valid.”

If you want help understanding or holding those mixed emotions, visit www.risetherapy.net

12/17/2025

Progress in Therapy Doesn’t Always Feel Like Progress

Sometimes progress looks like:
• noticing patterns you didn’t see before
• feeling emotions more clearly (even when it’s uncomfortable)
• pausing before reacting
• setting boundaries that feel awkward at first
• realizing what no longer works for you

Growth isn’t always calm or obvious.
Often, it feels messy before it feels better.

That doesn’t mean therapy isn’t working, it means change is happening beneath the surface.

If you’re curious about what progress could look like for you, learn more or book at www.risetherapy.net

12/16/2025

The Holidays Can Be Hard When You’re Grieving

The season can amplify what’s missing.
Traditions may feel different.
Joy and sadness can exist side by side and that’s okay.

If you’re grieving, you don’t have to force cheer or pretend this season feels the same. Your experience is valid, even when it doesn’t match the mood around you.

Grief doesn’t mean the holidays are broken.
It means love is still present.

If the season is bringing up more than you expected, therapy can offer space to process and navigate it. If you are interested in learning more or booking an appointment visit www.risetherapy.net

12/15/2025

Start of week check-in
Before the week fills up, take a moment to notice:

• How does your body feel right now?
• What feels heavy — or tender — today?
• What would help this week feel just 5% easier?
• What do you want more of as the week begins?
• What emotion is asking for your attention this week?

You don’t have to have it all figured out.
Awareness is a form of care.

If you’re noticing patterns you want to understand or shift, therapy can help you move through the weeks with more steadiness. If you are want to learn more or schedule an appointment visit www.risetherapy.net