Deborah L Sharp LPC

11/24/2025

https://betterlifemh.wordpress.com/2025/11/23/why-the-holidays-hit-so-hard/

Holidays raise depression, anxiety, loneliness, anger and every other feeling you can think of. People do not talk about it much, but it is real. You turn on the TV or scroll social media and you s…

11/23/2025

Holiday depression is real. Holiday pressure is real. Holiday loneliness is real. Even when you love your family. Even when you are surrounded by people. Even when you try your hardest to make it magical.

We grow up thinking the holidays are supposed to feel a certain way. Joy everywhere. Perfect memories. Perfect food. Perfect moments. Commercials show everyone laughing and having the time of their lives. But a lot of people are hurting this time of year.

You can love your people and still feel sad.
You can laugh and still carry grief.
You can be grateful and still feel lonely.
You can have a full house and still feel empty inside.

Nothing is wrong with you.
Your nervous system is tired.
Your heart remembers things that your mind tries to forget.
This season pulls on old wounds and old losses.

You do not have to force joy.
You do not have to pretend.
You do not have to perform.
You get to feel what you feel.

Give yourself grace this season.
Let it be real instead of perfect.
Let joy and pain sit in the same room.
Let yourself rest without guilt.
You are worthy because you exist. Not because you do everything right.

If this season feels heavy for you, you are not alone.
Not even close.

06/06/2025

You don’t have to survive a war to have wounds. We tend to think trauma only counts if it’s something dramatic. A car crash. A house fire. A violent event.And yes—those things are traumatic. But so is growing up never feeling safe. Or constantly having to shrink yourself just to avoid someone’s anger. I see it in my practice all the time....

You don’t have to survive a war to have wounds. We tend to think trauma only counts if it’s something dramatic. A car crash. A house fire. A violent event.And yes—those things are traumatic. But so…

05/21/2025

Read that again.

You’re allowed to say no.
You’re allowed to change your mind.
You’re allowed to choose peace over people-pleasing.

You weren’t put here to make everyone else comfortable.

05/20/2025

If your body is tired, you don’t need to explain.
If your mind is heavy, you don’t need to justify.
If your soul is quiet, you don’t need to perform.

Your worth doesn’t depend on how much you produce.
You’re allowed to just be.

Save this as your midweek permission slip.

05/18/2025

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05/15/2025

— On fear, difference, and learning to soften our judgments We live in a world that is constantly telling us who to fear. Who to distrust. Who’s “not like us.”And somewhere along the way, we started confusing difference with danger. We flinch at things we don’t understand. We make up stories about people who walk, talk, dress, believe, or live differently than we do....

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— On fear, difference, and learning to soften our judgments We live in a world that is constantly telling us who to fear. Who to distrust. Who’s “not like us.”And somewhere along the way, we starte…

05/05/2025

Accepting new clients. BCBS and private pay with a sliding scale. In person or virtual.

Deborah Lynne Sharp, Licensed Professional Counselor, Shawnee, OK, 74804, (405) 281-0664, Life can hit hard — grief, trauma, low self-esteem, or feeling stuck in old patterns. I’m Debby, a down-to-earth, trauma-informed therapist who helps you work through the heavy stuff without judgment. I use...

01/27/2025

“Practicing self-love means learning how to trust ourselves, to treat ourselves with respect, and to be kind and affectionate to ourselves.” – Brené Brown

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“Practicing self-love means learning how to trust ourselves, to treat ourselves with respect, and to be kind and affectionate to ourselves.” – Brené Brown Introduction In my many years in this fiel…

01/12/2025

01/12/2025

https://betterlifemh.wordpress.com/2025/01/12/empowerment-and-adventure-a-journey-of-growth-and-discovery/

“As I step into the new year, I’ve been reflecting deeply on two words that are going to guide my journey in 2025: empowerment and adventure. These words haven’t always come easily to me. For…

01/12/2025

"As I step into the new year, I’ve been reflecting deeply on two words that are going to guide my journey in 2025: empowerment and adventure. These words haven’t always come easily to me. For years, I struggled with feeling worthy of both. I let fear and self-doubt hold me back from embracing opportunities that could have helped me grow, and I often found myself clinging to comfort zones that felt safe, even when I knew they weren’t serving me....

“As I step into the new year, I’ve been reflecting deeply on two words that are going to guide my journey in 2025: empowerment and adventure. These words haven’t always come easily to me. For…