Olive Tree Counseling

11/27/2025

11/27/2025

11/25/2025

11/25/2025

I grew up in a household where parents didn't apologize to kids. It was a cycle of shame and unspoken hurt that I never wanted to repeat. Today, I intentionally practice apologizing to my children when I'm wrong. It feels vulnerable, but it's a way of showing them that everyone makes mistakes and that it's okay to own them. Breaking old patterns is hard, but so necessary for building a healthier family dynamic. For those of you breaking cycles, what's a small victory you've had recently? - Brandi 🧡

11/23/2025

When you begin to embrace who you truly are, not the version you’ve felt pressured to be, something powerful happens. The walls built from comparison and self-doubt start to fall away, and in their place grows a quiet, steady confidence. Living authentically allows you to breathe deeper, feel lighter, and connect more genuinely with yourself and others. It softens the inner battles and replaces them with self-acceptance, peace, and a sense of belonging within your own skin. - Taylor 💜

11/21/2025

Loss doesn’t end a relationship—it changes its form.
Love doesn’t disappear; it finds new ways to speak.
What’s one small way you still honor someone or something you’ve lost?
Share below —your remembrance might help another heart keep loving forward. -Billy 💚

11/19/2025

If you're lying to someone else about how much you're doing something, you probably have a problem. If you're lying to yourself, you definitely have one. - Randy 🖤

11/17/2025

Healthy relationships aren’t built on saying yes to everything — they’re built on mutual respect for each other’s no.
Boundaries aren’t walls to keep people out; they’re the guardrails that keep connection safe. When you set a boundary, you’re not pushing someone away — you’re showing them how to stay close to you in a healthy way.
Boundaries protect love, not limit it. - Melissa 🧡

11/15/2025

11/13/2025

Randy 💚

11/11/2025

Consider what life might look like if you didn’t associate change with fear. How might you invite it in? - Sydney 💚