Lili Pond Therapy

11/27/2025

✨ Happy Thanksgiving ✨🦃

This season isn’t just about turkey and pumpkin pie, it’s about pausing to nourish our minds and hearts.

Gratitude is more than a holiday tradition; it’s a powerful practice that can boost resilience, ease stress, and remind us of the connections that matter most. 💛

🍂 Try this today:
- Write down 3 small things you’re grateful for (yes, even coffee counts ☕).
- Share a kind word with someone who may need it.
- Take a mindful breath before the feast begins.

Remember: it’s okay if the holidays feel overwhelming.

Give yourself permission to rest, set boundaries, and honor your own pace. Your mental health is worth celebrating too. 🌻

✨ This Thanksgiving, let’s make space for gratitude and self‑compassion.

11/18/2025

November reminds us: Men’s mental health matters.

Behind every smile, every joke, every “I’m fine” could be someone carrying more than we know. This month, let’s change the narrative:
- 🌱 Healing is possible
- 💪 Vulnerability is courage
- 🗣️ Talking saves lives

Your mental health is just as important as your physical health.

Together, we can build a world where men feel safe to speak, share, and heal.

For immediate crisis support, men in Las Vegas can call or text the Su***de & Crisis Lifeline at 988, which is available nationwide 24/7.

The Crisis Support Services of Nevada also offers a local hotline at 1-800-273-8255, and the Nevada Crisis Line can be reached at 775-784-8090.

For veterans, the Veterans Crisis Line is available by dialing 988, then pressing 1.

These hotlines provide confidential, round-the-clock assistance to anyone in distress, ensuring that help is always within reach.

11/11/2025

🇺🇲 Today, we honor the courage, sacrifice, and resilience of our Veterans. Your service has protected our freedoms, and your strength inspires us every day.

We know that the battles don’t always end when you come home. Mental health matters and you don’t have to face challenges alone. 💙

✨ This Veterans Day, we say thank you and remind you that support is here:

📍 Local Nevada Resources for Veterans:

- Las Vegas Vet Center – Free, confidential counseling for PTSD, depression, and military sexual trauma

- VA Southern Nevada Health Care System (North Las Vegas VA Medical Center) – Comprehensive medical and mental health services

- Nevada Department of Veterans Services (NDVS) – Veteran Service Officers to help with VA benefits and claims

- U.S.VETS Las Vegas – Transitional housing, employment services, and homeless prevention programs

- Nevada 211 Veteran Counseling Services – Emotional support and guidance for veterans adjusting to civilian life

-Lionheart Recovery - A rehabilitation oasis that nurtures sobriety, hope, and aspirations for a bright future;

- Crisis Support – Call or text 988 and press 1 for the Veterans Crisis Line

📞 Reach out. Healing is possible. Community is here. You are never alone.

10/15/2025

Honoring Survivors & Breaking Silence 💜

October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month, and mental health is deeply intertwined.

🕊️ Survivors of domestic violence often carry invisible wounds: anxiety, PTSD, depression, dissociation, and shame.

Let’s name it. Let’s validate it. Let’s support healing.

🔍 Myth to Bust:
“Domestic violence is just physical.”
No, it can be emotional, financial, verbal, digital, or psychological. Abuse is about control, not just bruises.

💬 Affirmation of the Week:
“I deserve safety. I deserve peace. I deserve love that doesn’t hurt.”

🌱 Healing Reminder:
You don’t have to explain your pain to deserve support.

You don’t have to be ‘fully healed’ to be worthy of joy.

📣 If You’re a Survivor:
You are not alone. You are not to blame. You are powerful.

For Wellness Wednesday, remember you deserve more and take care of yourself.

🛟 Nevada Domestic Violence Resources
- Nevada 211 Domestic Violence Services — Find shelter, hotlines, support groups, and counseling

- Crisis Support Services of Nevada — Call 775-221-7600 or text SASS to 839863 for confidential help

- Nevada Attorney General’s DV Resource Page — Legal and victim support info

🏠 Women’s Shelters in Las Vegas
- SafeNest — 24/7 Hotline: 702-646-4981. Emergency shelter, advocacy, and One Safe Place services

- The Shade Tree — 24/7 Hotline: 855-385-0072. Shelter and resources for women and children in crisis

- SAFE House — Hotline: 702-564-3227. Serving Las Vegas, Henderson, and North Las Vegas

- Refuge for Women Las Vegas — Trauma-informed care and transitional housing for survivors of trafficking and abuse

10/14/2025

10/14/2025

Myth-Busting Spooky Mental Health Thoughts

This October, let’s clear the cobweb, not just from our corners, but from our minds. 👻✨

We’re busting 3 common mental health myths that deserve to be left in the haunted house of misinformation:

1️⃣ Myth: “If I’m struggling, I must be weak.”

Truth: Strength isn’t the absence of struggle. It’s showing up anyway. Vulnerability is brave.

2️⃣ Myth: “Therapy is only for people with serious issues.”

Truth: Therapy is like emotional personal training. You don’t need to be in crisis to benefit.

✨️ I recommend maintenance sessions at least twice a year, just like you would for a dentist cleaning.✨️

3️⃣ Myth: “I should be over this by now.”

Truth: Healing isn’t linear. There’s no deadline for growth, grief, or self-compassion.

💬 Let’s normalize nuance. Let’s honor our mental health journeys, messy, magical, and everything in between.

Drop a 🧹 if you’re sweeping out these myths with me.

Drop a 🕯️ if you’re lighting the way for someone else.

10/14/2025

Note to self 💝

Today’s reminder: You are allowed to pause.
You are allowed to feel.
You are allowed to take up space in your own healing.

In a world that glorifies hustle, choosing rest is revolutionary.

In a culture that praises perfection, choosing compassion is radical.

Let this be your permission slip to breathe deeply, speak kindly to yourself, and honor the quiet victories, like getting out of bed, setting boundaries, or simply surviving the day.

🌿 Affirmation: “I am worthy of peace, even when I’m not productive.”

🌕 Journal prompt: What does emotional safety look like for me today?

Tag someone who needs this gentle nudge.

09/19/2025

Freedom Feels Like This ✨️

There was a time when the weight felt endless. When the thoughts were loud, dark, and convincing. But today. . . I breathe differently. I move differently. I believe differently.

I’m not saying it was easy. I’m saying it was possible.
Healing isn’t linear, and survival isn’t weakness, its power.

If you’re in the storm, please know: there is a way out. There is light. There is you, and you are worth saving.

I didn’t think I’d make it. But I did. And if you’re reading this, maybe you can too.

You are not alone. You are not broken. You are not beyond help.

You are becoming ✨️

💛 There is hope. There is help. There is healing.

🔹 988 Su***de & Crisis Lifeline — Call or text 988 anytime.
🔹 NAMI Nevada Teen Text Line — Text 775-296-8336 (12pm–10pm daily)
🔹 Veterans Crisis Line — Call 988 then press 1, or text 838255
🔹 Nevada Office of Su***de Prevention — Training thousands across the state, expanding outreach to underserved communities, and launching safe messaging and postvention toolkits.

🛑 Su***de is preventable.
🧠 Mental health matters.
💬 Talking saves lives.

This month, let’s break the silence. Share this post. Check in with someone. Learn the signs.

Most importantly,hold onto hope. 💙💜💙💜

***dePrevention

09/16/2025

You're Not Alone 🤝

Some thoughts feel too heavy to carry alone. If you're struggling with suicidal thoughts, please know: you are not alone, and there is help, right here and right now.

💛 You are not a burden.
💛 You are not broken.
💛 You are not beyond help.

You are a human being worthy of love, support, and healing.

Life can feel unbearably heavy sometimes, but please remember: your presence matters. Your story is still unfolding, and there are chapters ahead filled with healing, joy, and connection.

Asking for help is brave. Speaking up is powerful. Holding on is heroic.

Together, we can break the silence and build a world where hope wins.

If you're in crisis or just need someone to talk to, these lines are open. Trained professionals are ready to listen—no judgment, just support.

📍 Nevada Resources
📞 Call: 988 — Su***de & Crisis Lifeline (24/7, free & confidential)
📞 Call: (866) 903-3787 — Nevada Mental Health Hotline
📱 Text: LISTEN to 839863 — Crisis Text Support in Nevada

Let’s keep the conversation going. Check in on your people. Share this. Be the reason someone feels seen today.

***dePrevention

09/09/2025

📞 Call or text 988 — 24/7, free & confidential

Su***de doesn’t only happen to people with diagnosed mental illness. It can affect anyone, any age, or any background, any moment.

Pain doesn’t always come with a label. That’s why checking in, reaching out, and speaking up matters.

If you're struggling or know someone who is, help is always within reach:

📞 Call or text 988 — 24/7, free & confidential
💻 Chat online: 988lifeline.org
📱 Nevada 211 App — Find local support, housing, food, and crisis services Nevada 211

You are not alone. You are not broken. You are loved.
Let’s break the silence and end the stigma—together.

***dePrevention

09/01/2025

🔨 Labor Day Reminder 🧠

Today, we honor the hands that build, the minds that innovate, and the hearts that keep our communities strong. But let’s not forget: rest is labor too.

Mental health matters just as much as physical hustle. Whether you're clocking in, caregiving, studying, or simply surviving.

Your effort is valid, and your well-being deserves attention.

✨ Take today to:
- Unplug from work guilt
- Reconnect with yourself
- elebrate your inner resilience

You are more than your productivity. You are worthy of rest, reflection, and care.

LaborDay

08/26/2025

🐾 Happy International Dog Day! 💛

Today we celebrate the furry companions who do more than wag their tails, they lift our spirits, calm our minds, and remind us that unconditional love exists in four-legged form.

Whether it’s a gentle nudge during a tough moment or the joy of a goofy zoomie across the living room, dogs have an incredible way of supporting our mental health. Therapy dogs, emotional support animals, or just your everyday best friend, each one plays a role in making life a little brighter.

So give your pup an extra treat today, take that walk you’ve both been craving, and remember: healing sometimes comes with a wet nose and a wagging tail. 🐶💚