Positive Families Psychology

You've got this 🌺

Your mental health matters every day of the year 💖
The Psychology Mum

No response is a response. Use your emotional energy wisely and notice how much happier your feel when you’re not trying to change or control someone’s perspective. Or, defend your own ~ The Holistic Psychologist

The person whose opinion that counts most in your life is the one looking back in the mirror every day. ~ Peaceful Mind Peaceful Life

Here's to overcoming the impossible ✨🙏 Topher Kearby

Instead of seeing life through the filter of your thoughts, this question will help you see reality for what it is, allowing you to approach it in the most effective way.⁣ ~ Vex King

Happy Saturday ✨

Let go of the weight of who you think you "should" be, and embrace the beauty of who you truly are. Acceptance is the key to inner peace and living authentically. You are enough, just as you are. 🙌

Focus on what you want, not what you don't want.

You're doing an amazing job! Remember, your journey is yours alone, so don't compare yourself to others. Every step you take matters—keep going at your own pace, ✨🩷
Girls Building Empires

Some days are tough and it all feels too much. Take it an hour at a time, even minute by minute. 🌺

The essence of true peace – it is not an absence of chaos but the ability to find calm amidst it all. ~ Vex King

Focus on what you can control. leave what you can't. We can influence the outcome, but we can't control it 🌺

Happy Friday Finding Joy ✨

Being truly whole and authentic comes from accepting and integrating all of our experiences.
Brené Brown

You have the capacity to experience beauty, to nurture it within yourself, and when you are ready to move towards it, know that it will meet you where you are. Know that you have every right to hold it. 🤍 ~

Growth means leaving behind the familiar, whether it's old habits, beliefs, or even certain people. It's important to allow yourself to grieve these losses, so you can make room for the new version of yourself to emerge and flourish. 🌱✨

Life really humbles you. As you grow old, you stop chasing the big things and start valuing the little things. Alone time, enough sleep, a good diet, long walks, and quality time with loved ones. Simplicity becomes the ultimate goal.
Tiny Buddha

Blake, 40, grew up in a home with both her parents until they divorced when she was 10.

Her parents grew apart and disagreed on what they wanted for the future. But, they were conscious enough to put Blake’s emotional needs first. Knowing that the way they dealt with the conflict and separation would be the foundation of how she’d deal with conflict in her adult relationships.

Both her parents had been raised to understand emotional regulation. They took breaks when conflicts escalated. And they both went to other adults to vent— not Blake. She learned conflict does not mean an explosion and how to have difficult conversations.

When her father did lose his temper, he’d take time to cool off then knock on Blake’s bedroom door. “I’m really sorry I screamed like that. I’m under a ton of stress, but that doesn’t make my behavior ok and I’m actively working on changing it.” Because of his ability to repair, Blake learned that men are trustworthy. That when they do act in harmful ways, they’re accountable.

This modeling showed Blake how to be both empathetic and accountable— aware of her own behavior. It also showed her people’s bad behavior is their own responsibility to fix.

Her mother was devastated around the divorce. She cried openly, showing Blake that human emotions are a natural part of life. She took care of herself through the divorce— going on walks, cooking for herself, and letting herself rest. Blake learned resilience and strength.

Decades later, her parents can still be respectable to each other, and at events together. They live very spare lives but she knows how much they both care about her and support her no matter what. She can share openly with them, they take interest in her life, and she has a partner who does the same.

Blake has been gifted with the privilege of self aware and regulated parents. They’re imperfect. They made plenty of mistakes. But their emotional responsibility gave Blake the confidence and resilience she has today

Remember, every thought you have impacts you in every moment of your life. Focus on what you want, not what you don't 🩷 ~ Dr. Wayne W. Dyer

Mark Manson 🙌💯

Research from The Gottman Institute has found that almost 70% of problems couples face in their relationship are perpetual problems - they never go away!

When you find yourself doubting if you can go on, just remember how far you've come.
REMEMBER everything you faced, all the battles you won and all the fears you have overcome. Then RAISE your head high and forge ahead knowing YOU GOT THIS!

Don't believe everything you think, especially when you're tired and pumped with cortisol. Rest and reevaluate. ~ J. Mike Fields

There's no easier way to make someone's day than to offer a compliment ~ Adam Grant

You never know what’s going on inside someone’s head, so be kind.

When we dwell on things beyond our control, we often get trapped in a cycle of overthinking. This habit only adds to our stress, as our minds create unrealistic and exaggerated scenarios.

It's essential to focus on what we can control and avoid the unnecessary stress of worrying about potential problems.

Color Me Happii

And when you look back it will all become clear... that this was always the path you were meant to walk.
Maybe not tomorrow, but someday you’ll see it 🤍✨
To You From Steph