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Navigating family dynamics can feel like a marathon. Now that the rush has passed, it’s time for a "soft landing."Here a...
12/27/2025

Navigating family dynamics can feel like a marathon. Now that the rush has passed, it’s time for a "soft landing."

Here are some simple, post-holiday self-care tips:

1️⃣ Hydrate & Nourish: Drink a glass of water and choose a meal that actually makes you feel good.

2️⃣ Check-In With Your "Person": Send a quick text to a friend who "gets it" just to say, "I made it through, and I'm tired." Connection is medicine.

3️⃣ Create a Comfort Zone: Spend an hour in a space where you don't feel like you have to "perform" or manage anyone else’s emotions.

4️⃣ Practice "The Pause": Before saying yes to anything else today, take three deep breaths. If it feels like a "heavy" yes, make it a "healthy" no.

What is one small way you are being kind to yourself today? Let us know in the comments!

Holding space for the "both/and" this season. 🕯️The holidays are rarely just one thing. For families navigating the impa...
12/26/2025

Holding space for the "both/and" this season. 🕯️

The holidays are rarely just one thing. For families navigating the impact of a loved one’s addiction, it is possible to feel deep gratitude and deep grief in the same moment.

You might feel the warmth of a tradition while simultaneously feeling the weight of an empty chair or a strained relationship.

Please know that having a "heavy" heart doesn’t mean you are failing at the holidays; it means you are human.

12/24/2025

If you’re feeling overwhelmed, try this 5-4-3-2-1 technique to gently bring yourself back to the present:
 
5️⃣ Things you can SEE: Look for small details you usually miss. The pattern on a rug, the way the light hits a glass, the color of a leaf, a photo on the wall, or the texture of your own hands.

4️⃣ Things you can FEEL: Focus on physical sensations. The weight of your feet on the floor, the fabric of your sweater, the cool air on your face, or the smooth surface of the table in front of you.

3️⃣ Things you can HEAR: Listen past the conversation. The hum of the refrigerator, distant traffic, your own breathing, or the wind outside.

2️⃣ Things you can SMELL: Take a deep breath. Maybe it’s the scent of pine, a holiday candle, fresh coffee, or even the crisp air if you’ve stepped outside to reset.

1️⃣ Thing you can TASTE: Focus on the lingering flavor of a mint, a sip of water, or simply the sensation of a deep, centering breath.
 
Save this Reel for a moment when you need a 60-second reset. You’ve got this. 🤍

How to say it with love... 💭Setting a healthy boundary is a sign of respect for yourself AND your family. If you're feel...
12/22/2025

How to say it with love... 💭

Setting a healthy boundary is a sign of respect for yourself AND your family.

If you're feeling the holiday pressure, take a deep breath and remember: your peace is worth protecting.

12/21/2025

A gentle reminder: The holidays look different for everyone. 🤍

While the world shares highlight reels of their holiday festivities, many families are navigating a different reality.

The lady in line in front of you might be grieving a loss.

The person who stood in the grocery aisle too long chatting with a friend may be spending the holidays alone.

For some, it’s an empty chair at the table while a loved one is in treatment. For others, it’s the quiet anxiety of loving someone in active addiction.

Just be kind this holiday season. Remember, you never know what someone might be facing. 🕯️

If you’re navigating your loved one's first sober holiday season, this one is for you. 🤍You don’t have to do everything ...
12/19/2025

If you’re navigating your loved one's first sober holiday season, this one is for you. 🤍

You don’t have to do everything perfectly to be supportive. Awareness, flexibility, and kindness go a long way.

12/12/2025

Setting a boundary might break your heart in the moment… but it’s so important to set it anyway.

You can love them SO much and still say, “this is my limit.”

No one talks about how uncomfortable healing can be.It asks you to release the roles you learned in chaos… the patterns ...
12/10/2025

No one talks about how uncomfortable healing can be.

It asks you to release the roles you learned in chaos… the patterns that helped you get through the hardest moments… the identity you built around being the strong one, the fixer, the one who holds it all together.

But you’re not your pain.
You’re not your past.

You get to decide who you are becoming. That’s a beautiful kind of freedom.

Family recovery requires balance.Refilling your own cup through rest, boundaries, and self-care helps you show up in hea...
12/10/2025

Family recovery requires balance.

Refilling your own cup through rest, boundaries, and self-care helps you show up in healthier, more sustainable ways.

Take care of yourself this week.🌿

When you’ve lived through missed calls, late-night worry, or messages that changed everything, your brain learns to stay...
12/03/2025

When you’ve lived through missed calls, late-night worry, or messages that changed everything, your brain learns to stay on alert.

You may catch yourself constantly checking your phone, or your stomach dropping at every message. If your loved one doesn't respond right away or answer your call, you might start thinking of all the "what ifs"...

When that happens, here’s a quick way to bring yourself back into the present moment:

1. Put your phone down for just a few seconds. You don’t have to put it away, just set it down.

2. Take a few slow breaths in and out.

3. Look around the room and name three things you can see. This helps your brain shift out of “what if” and into the present moment.

4. Remind yourself: “I’m safe in this moment.”

Your nervous system won't heal overnight, but small, mindful moments like these add up.

Tomorrow is December 1st. 🤍This week is a good time to pause and check in with yourself: What’s actually yours to hold… ...
11/30/2025

Tomorrow is December 1st. 🤍

This week is a good time to pause and check in with yourself: What’s actually yours to hold… and what have you been carrying that is weighing you down? What can you let go of?

Remember, you can't pour from an empty cup. Take care of yourself.

If you are feeling stretched a little thin from the busyness of the week, here are 5 quick mindfulness tips to help you ...
11/28/2025

If you are feeling stretched a little thin from the busyness of the week, here are 5 quick mindfulness tips to help you reset:

1️⃣ Step away from the noise for a few minutes. Holidays are loud. A quiet moment helps your brain settle.

2️⃣ Check in with your body. Notice where you’re carrying tension from the week and relax that one spot on purpose.

3️⃣ Name one thing that went right. It doesn’t matter how small, something did go well. Let yourself acknowledge it.

4️⃣ Slow your breathing. In for 4, out for 6. A few rounds can calm your whole system.

5️⃣ Let go of one thing from this week. A comment, a feeling, a moment you’ve been replaying. You don’t have to carry it into the weekend.

You’ve handled a lot this week. Take a moment to come back to yourself today.

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711 Old Ballas Road #203
St. Louis, MO
63141

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Monday 8:30am - 8pm
Tuesday 8:30am - 8pm
Wednesday 8:30am - 8pm
Thursday 8:30am - 8pm
Friday 8:30am - 8pm

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