Lauren Roberts, LPC

It’s Feral Friday yall🤘💀🤘

The other 16 are on insta I promise it’s worth it😘

Have a delightful weekend🖤🦇🦝

This is why you need both, I gotchu😉

I’m glad you’re alive. For everything you’ve been through, I am so glad you’re still here.
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It’s Feral Friday yall🤘💀🤘
full meme drops on IG🫶
🚫social media ≠ therapy, everything here is for entertainment. For legal reasons these are jokes.

The visibility of Gus Walz throughout the country right now is bringing me to tears. That’s a neurodivergent child who was taught his emotions are valuable. That he’s not too much. That there will always be room for him. That he is deeply loved exactly as he is🥹
Millions of us felt seen, accepted, and loved in that moment right alongside him🖤

Gus Walz melted hearts at the DNC, putting neurodiversity in the spotlight As a teen, he was diagnosed with nonverbal learning disorder, attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and anxiety.

Be wary of people only concerned about how you reacted without being curious about what triggered it.

At the same time, be wary of your own tendency to only focus on the trigger and not on your response.

A gentle reminder: It’s not anyone else’s responsibility to decode unclear communication or unspoken resentments. Passive aggressive “hinting” is not a substitute for voicing concerns. One of the kindest things you can offer in any interpersonal relationship is clear communication.

The nuance here is: not every person will be receptive to your concerns or vulnerability. Hard conversations will always have that risk.

Many people ARE absolutely worth the risk.

Monday Memes for Broken Dreams are here, head to insta for the rest🤪🤘

Your weekly collab from your weirdo therapist besties Lauren Roberts, LPC🤝Dr. Liz Listens

Don’t forget to follow us both for more spicy and fresh dopamemes every Monday, Thursday, and Friday!

🚫social media ≠ therapy nor a replacement, everything here is for educational or entertainment purposes only!

I am so sorry for all of the times you were convinced you deserved to make yourself smaller to make others more comfortable.

For all the times you tried to advocate for yourself and left feeling unheard and misunderstood.

For all the times the world made you feel you were broken because you’re different.

For all the times you weren’t believed and felt alone.

I see you. I believe you.

And you are worthy of relationships that make you feel whole exactly as you are.🫂🖤

Here’s hoping we can all hold space for the “both/and” of being alive.

🫶your fav misfit ADHD therapist

🚫social media ≠ therapy nor is it a replacement

Your weird is your magic, friends✨

So excited to announce that this summer I’ve opened up my own private practice supporting people like me who often feel “othered”, judged, and misunderstood. I want you to know that YOU are the expert in YOU, and I honor that every step of the way. I find joy helping folks like you trying to find your place, better understand yourself, protect your peace, and develop skills to live your best, unmasked life!

I bring authenticity, lived experience, and humor into the room to build safety and genuine connection through the therapeutic relationship.

Clinically I use an eclectic approach based on your individual needs, and am always learning more skills to improve your experience. A few of my favorite techniques are Tapping (Emotional Freedom Technique), parts work using Internal Family Systems, mindfulness, and emotion regulation skills. I am also an ADHD Certified Clinical Service Professional and have a great deal of passion for working with others with brains that this world was not built for!

If you’re in Louisiana and looking to connect with your best self within a safe but honest therapeutic relationship built on authenticity and radical compassion, you can go to the 🔗 in my bio, send me an email, or give me a call.

I absolutely can’t wait to meet you.

🫶your fav misfit ADHD therapist

As always:
Keep it kind🖤
Keep it weird🦇
Keep going🤘

🚫social media ≠ therapy nor is it a replacement

If everybody likes you, it’s less likely you’re being your authentic self. That doesn’t mean your authentic self isn’t likable. It’s more that, if everybody likes you, you’re probably holding back parts of yourself to please others. Or putting up masks that make you more palatable to others.

I want to challenge you to try something. Next time you ask yourself “why don’t they like me?” Ask yourself if YOU actually like THEM. Ask yourself why they matter. Ask yourself who matters more.

When we stop focusing on convincing others we’re worthy, we can start focusing on appreciating the people who already see our worth.

P.s. I’m taking new clients! I’d love to chat about how I can support you in your journey to self compassion, healthy boundaries, and embracing authenticity🖤

https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/therapists/lauren-k-roberts-baton-rouge-la/863576

It’s…a lot to become someone you haven’t yet met.

It is ok if you don’t know who that is or what they’ll be like.

And it’s ok to pivot and adjust as you become.

Just, whatever you do, keep going.

I’m so proud of you, and I can’t wait to meet your next self🖤🫂

Sometimes it’s just a chicken 🐔 in a tree 🌳

When was the last time you stepped outside and touched some grass to get yourself grounded?

Connecting to nature can be a really valuable way to manage anxiety and overwhelm🖤

Hey friend. You are so much more than what your brain tells you you are when your executive functioning is low.

We could all stand to be a little more forgiving with ourselves🖤

Come hang out with us, I honestly can’t wait. We’ve missed yall!🫶

🚨The Semicolon Walls are back for our April meet up!🚨

Calling all creative types who appreciate the way art supports mental health.

This time, we’ll be working together to process and manage the inevitability of change, and learning to roll with that and notice how our creative processes and our emotional needs change as well.🖤

🔥we’ll also be doing some interactive art together this time🔥

Register for free at the link below, pass this along, and we’ll see you real soon!

Redstick CARES of Baton Rouge🤝You Aren't Alone Project

www.eventbrite.com/e/the-semicolon-walls-january-monthly-meet-up-tickets-871367552807

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Submit to our gallery!
https://www.youarentaloneproject.com/call-for-artists

Lauren Roberts, LPC, Director of Mental Health Development and our partner Chelsea Borruano, CEO & Founder You Aren't Alone Project were on WAFB live this morning talking about mental health, art, and our partnerships that focus the intersection of both.

It was a really beautiful opportunity, and we’re so grateful to WAFB Channel 9, Matt Williams, and Liz Koh for providing us with a platform that felt welcoming and safe to have such vulnerable conversations and get the word out that if you’re struggling, I promise - you’re not alone.

Please head to the link in our or bios to see about submitting to our ongoing art gallery, and to enter into the big Live Art Event in 2024 or follow along to be part of the journey🖤

Redstick CARES of Baton Rouge + You Aren't Alone Project

You are not your pain; you are not alone; your story isn’t over;
Please stay🖤;

I challenge you to also disconnect where you can, and to create space for the things in life you genuinely care about. Don’t forget to set and stick to your boundaries for the holidays, be patient with yourselves, and eat whatever you want!
Love yall and thanks for being a part of this weird lil corner of the internet with me🖤, Lauren

I’m so grateful to know these humans.🖤💜

Let them 🌙

Let them be wrong.

Let them misunderstand you.

Let them judge you.

Let them make mistakes.

Let them count you out.

Let them believe what they want.

Let them fail.

Let them miss out.

Let them leave.

You don’t need to convince them of your worth. You don’t need them to validate your pain. You don’t need them to understand you when they are committed to doing otherwise. You don’t need to save them from themselves. You don’t need to fix, resolve, intervene, or correct.

The people in your life that want to be there will be there. Yes they’ll make mistakes and sometimes say the wrong thing (so will you) and there will be conflict. But they will keep working on it with you.

If they decide they are done doing their part and they’re walking away?

Let them🖤

🚫IG≠therapy

For all I know maybe it’s fu***ng Maybelline🤷🏻‍♀️

Nuance matters.🖤

At the risk of beating a dead horse:
🚫IG≠therapy

Y’all know how we always talk about how hard it is to make friends as an adult? Like what’s small talk? Anyway, we’ve got some really awesome stuff ready for registration for just that. Check it out!👀

P.S. it says “group” but it’s not all group, some of it is games, art, music, exercise, etc! Come hang out and be delightfully weird with me🦇🖤

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