Empower Coaching and Counseling LLC

12/23/2025

From our home to yours, wishing everyone peace, love, comfort, and joy this holiday season!

12/15/2025

"Make an effort to learn the skills you missed in childhood: the purpose, value, and validity of your emotions.

Your feelings will guide you if you only start to listen to them, use them, and manage them. It’s never too late to learn those skills."

10. Don't bring any pain into this house.

12/01/2025

When making positive life changes feels overwhelming, remember that every big change starts with small steps, and every step, no matter how small, moves us forward.

11/18/2025

Truth! ❤️

Yesterday I found myself thinking about one of the hardest patterns I’ve had to face in my life: letting go of relationships that no longer serve me.

Not the obvious ones, the ones I never imagined I’d have to release. The people I once thought were permanent chapters. The ones my heart was convinced would be with me forever.

It felt terrifying every time. Because we cling to the memory of who someone was for us, instead of seeing who we’ve both become.

We hold onto the version of them that felt perfect, safe, familiar long after life has pulled us in different directions.

And when they leave or we’re the ones who choose to walk away, the first question is always, “Why? What did I do wrong?” But often, it’s not wrong.
It’s evolution.

What I’ve learned is this:
Growth doesn’t ask for permission. You can love someone deeply and still outgrow the version of yourself who needed them.

Sometimes the universe removes people because your next chapter requires a different kind of support, a different truth, a different energy, a different you.

It’s not betrayal. It’s alignment.

Inside Return of the Queen™, this is one of the most tender parts of the work: learning to release what no longer matches your present self, so you can rise into the woman you’re becoming.

Not with blame.
Not with bitterness.
But with sovereignty, softness, and trust in your own evolution.

👑 What if this season of letting go isn’t your breaking point… but your opening?

>>>👉 Follow me for more Daily Shifts™, sacred reminders of peace & presence to power your return.

09/11/2025

A lot of us struggle with perfectionism-but is it really about being "perfect?" https://cynthiamilas.wixsite.com/mysite/post/5-sneaky-ways-perfectionism-can-sabotage-your-success

"Perfect is the enemy of good." -VoltaireI’m a recovering perfectionist. I say “recovering” because until fairly recently I thought perfectionism served me well. I had great grades all through high school, college, and grad school. I generally got the jobs I wanted, good performance reviews, a...

08/13/2025

A good coach isn't going to tell you what to do, but they will equip you with the tools and guidance you need so you get to the solution. 🧰

You have the answers! Let coaching help you reach them.

08/12/2025

We all feel stuck, overwhelmed, lost, or scared sometimes. It's OK. Even small steps can lead to new paths and big destinations!

07/29/2025

Empower Coaching and Counseling is now accepting new coaching clients. Call 727-623-0647 to schedule a free consultation to see if laser-focused coaching is a fit for you!

A big misconception about coaching is that you need to work with someone who has been in your industry or climbed the same ladder you're on. 🪜

We're here to tell you, that's not the case.

The best coach for you will ask the questions that make you go, "I've never thought of it that way." They help you connect dots you didn't even know existed.

Sometimes the most powerful perspective comes from someone who's NOT stuck in your industry's "that's just how we do things" mindset.

Remember that a coach's job isn't to have all the answers. It's to help you find them. And that's a skill that transcends industries. 💫

07/29/2025

"That's the thing-self-abandonment is rarely a dramatic exit.
It’s a series of tiny goodbyes.
A silence here.
A smile when something hurts.
A skipped conversation because you’re tired of feeling like too much."

Please remember-real love makes you feel seen, heard, and supported-not small.

There was a time in my life when I thought love meant softness at any cost.
Soft words. Soft footsteps. Soft boundaries.

I remember standing in the kitchen of a home I shared with someone I loved deeply. The teakettle was hissing. My hand rested on the counter. And I could feel it that moment when a part of me was slipping beneath the surface.

I had quieted a truth for the fifth time that week. I had said yes when my body wanted to say no.

I thought I was choosing connection.
But really, I was choosing disappearance.

It didn’t happen all at once.
That’s the thing, self-abandonment is rarely a dramatic exit.
It’s a series of tiny goodbyes.
A silence here.
A smile when something hurts.
A skipped conversation because you’re tired of feeling like too much.

And yet… my longing was never to become smaller in love.
It was to be met fully. To speak without trembling.
To rest in a partnership where I didn’t have to vanish in order to be cherished.

It took me years to realize that true intimacy does not require us to shrink.
That being loving and being loyal to our truth are not at odds.

These days, I move slower. I listen to the inner tremble. I say what is true even if my voice is shaking.

And if love cannot hold that it is not the love I choose anymore.
Not because I am hard.
But because I have finally remembered how to be whole.

06/22/2025

The LGBTQIA+ community faces mental health issues that need to be addressed. Learn the challenges they face and the need for LGBTQIA+ friendly care.

06/22/2025

06/22/2025

It’s normal to question and explore your sexuality. If you’re feeling confused about your sexuality, discover advice from our therapists on what to do.