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03/13/2026

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Stop by our blog page to check out Joels super inciteful blog on parenting through an IFS framework. Some great advice in there

-Ferg


 
 
 
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02/28/2026

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Here is your reminder to get back to fighting for your dreams. I know it can get discouraging when things aren’t working out. Keep at it. It’s better to go down fighting than to submit to numb resignation. If you are depressed, start dreaming again and take a step in the direction of your dream.

COME WHAT MAY, I AM STILL FIGHTING!





 


02/16/2026

In IFS, we learn that our needs aren’t flaws or failures—they’re signals.

Every part that speaks up with a need is trying to help you understand something important:
✨ A need for closeness
✨ A need for reassurance
✨ A need for rest
✨ A need for boundaries

None of that makes you “too much.”

It makes you alive. It makes you human.

When you show up with Self-energy—curious, compassionate, calm—you can turn toward those parts and say:
“Of course you have needs. Tell me what you’re trying to show me.”

Your needs aren’t the problem.
The shame around having them is.
And even that shame is just a part that deserves gentleness, not judgment.

Let your needs exist.
Let them guide you.
Let them be human.

02/13/2026

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Don’t miss Part 2 of Kelly’s Cultivating Connection in Your Marriage series. This one focuses on how to grow closer from conflicts in your relationship rather than drifting apart. This blog is soaked in wisdom! Click the link in the bio to check it out!

-Ferg

02/07/2026

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We all have things that weigh us down. And when the storms of life come at us, we have to recognize that it’s time to get rid of some of the cargo. Maybe it’s a bad habit. Maybe it’s methods of coping that are adding to your negative cycles. We know the things that need to change, and sometimes there are some distractions that keep us from making them. So here is your invitation to rid your life of those things. Get help and support if you need it. REAL CHANGE WILL COST YOU! But you ARE WORTH IT!!!

-Ferg


 
 
 
 
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02/03/2026

From an IFS lens, this quote invites compassion for every part of us that shows up at a crossroads.

The anxious part that wants certainty.
The perfectionist part that wants the right answer.
The protective part that’s afraid of regret.

None of these parts are wrong—they’re doing their best to keep us safe.

Agency isn’t about silencing those parts or knowing the outcome in advance. It’s about letting Self lead with curiosity, courage, and trust. Each choice we make gives parts new information, new options, and new pathways forward. That’s growth—not failure.

You don’t need perfect decisions.
You need permission to decide, learn, and adjust.
New doors opening means you’re alive in the process.

What part of you needs reassurance today as you step through your next door?

01/27/2026

Kaylee works with teens, young adults, and adults, offering a supportive and straightforward therapeutic approach that helps clients navigate life’s challenges with clarity and confidence.

Her style is honest yet compassionate—clients can expect transparency and encouragement as they work together toward meaningful change. She believes that therapy doesn’t always have to feel heavy; sometimes the most impactful progress happens in moments of shared laughter and connection.

She is trained in Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) and plans to pursue training in Internal Family Systems (IFS) to deepen her trauma-informed approach.

Her commitment is to offer clients a rich toolkit for healing and emotional growth—always within a space that feels safe, inclusive, and empowering.

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01/27/2026

There are seasons inside us that don’t always match the weather around us. Some parts feel like winter—tired, overwhelmed, shut down, or bracing for the next cold wind. And in IFS, we don’t shame those parts or try to force them into the sun. We sit with them. We listen. We offer warmth instead of urgency.

And then something beautiful happens.
When the winter parts feel seen, another presence begins to emerge—quiet, steady, unmistakably Self.

That’s the “invincible summer” Camus was pointing toward.
Not a mood.
Not a performance of positivity.
But the inner warmth that’s always been there, waiting for space to breathe.

In the midst of your own winter—whatever form it takes—there is a Self within you that is calm, curious, compassionate, and deeply alive.
It doesn’t erase the cold.

It simply reminds you that you are more than the season you’re in.

Your invincible summer is not something you earn. It’s something you return to.

01/26/2026

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01/23/2026

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Being loving is always better than being nice. Being loving is telling someone the truth because you care about them. Usually, being nice is about avoidance and trying not to rock the boat. Nice is an approval seeking behavior. I am not saying that we should not be caring and kind, WE SHOULD. Just check to make sure your potential niceness is not avoiding having difficult, loving conversations with your people. I always ask myself, “Is THIS the MOST LOVING thing to do right now?” Having the courage to tell someone the a true, loving thing is the best thing for the people you care about.

STOP PEOPLE PLEASING.

LOVE PEOPLE INSTEAD.

- Ferg

01/19/2026

“Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere.” — Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

Today is a reminder that our lives are intertwined.
That harm doesn’t stay contained.
That silence is never neutral.

When one person’s dignity is dismissed, all of us feel the fracture.
When one community is targeted, the whole fabric weakens.
And when we choose courage — to speak up, to repair, to stand with — we strengthen the world we share.

Justice isn’t a distant ideal.
It’s daily choices.
It’s how we treat people.
It’s the systems we build and the ones we refuse to uphold.

May we honor Dr. King not only with reflection, but with action — the kind that protects, uplifts, and insists on the full humanity of every person.

01/17/2026

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This holiday season our office started a new tradition: a Christmas door decoratingon contest. It was a fierce competition, but I prevailed as the victor! Call me the inaugural ELC Christmas Door Decorating Champion!

COMPLETE WITH FIRST PLACE TROPHY!

We know how to make work fun. Best job EVER!

-Ferg