Melissa Cook, MS LPC RPT

03/05/2026

March is Social Work Month: ‘Social Work: Uplift. Defend. Transform.’ You’re doing all three, often at a cost. Your nervous system deserves care too

02/28/2026

You don’t have to fix your whole life by Friday.
Tiny consistent shifts > big dramatic crash‑and‑burn.

02/28/2026

Cycle breaking sometimes looks like biting your tongue, apologizing for old comments, and choosing neutral, respectful body talk instead of the way you were spoken to.
You’re allowed to learn a new language around food and bodies.

02/27/2026

Your food and body struggles are often attachment stories in disguise—not a lack of willpower.
Awareness is step one; shame is never the treatment plan.

02/26/2026

Curate your feed like you curate your room.
If it drains you, it goes.

02/25/2026

Your kids are listening even when you think you’re just trash‑talking yourself.
Model respect, not obsession.

02/24/2026

Restriction, bingeing, compulsive exercise—none of this is a personality quirk.
It’s treatable, and you’re not alone.

02/23/2026

Your body is not a moral report card. You are allowed to be kind to a body you don’t always like yet.

You don’t have to love your body to stop abusing it. Neutrality is a valid step.

Let’s talk all things disordered eating and body image this week.

02/14/2026

If you’re already planning your Valentine’s Day disappointment speech in your head? That’s your cue to actually say what you want now. ‘I’d love a low‑key night in and some flowers’ is not ‘being needy.’ It’s you giving your partner a roadmap instead of a pop quiz.

Stop expecting mind‑reading and then calling it ‘romantic.’
Clear is kind, even on Valentine’s.

02/12/2026

If they feel like ‘home,’ be curious: are we talking safe home or chaos home?
Your body knows the difference

02/07/2026

Your worth as a parent is not measured by how your child acts in a 55‑minute session.
Let’s steal what works in the playroom and adapt it to your home.

02/07/2026