Alex Blizzard, LPC @ATLLighthouseCo

Maternal Mental Health Therapist. Wife, mother, daughter, sister, friend, human. atlantalighthousecounseling.com Atlanta, GA Joined March 2009

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Dr. Nicole LePera @Theholisticpsyc

3 years ago

Boundaries are how we teach people how to treat us.

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Scary Mommy @ScaryMommy

4 years ago

True story. (via @sarcasticmommy4)

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Dr. Nicole LePera @Theholisticpsyc

4 years ago

People rarely want advice. They want empathy. They don’t want to hear about you. They don’t want to be fixed. They want to be heard.

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Super 70s Sports @Super70sSports

4 years ago

Fred Rogers was a good human being. Many of your childhood heroes will let you down but not this one. He was who we thought he was.

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Alex Blizzard, LPC @ATLLighthouseCo

4 years ago

@UberFacts Buttons

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Andy Ostroy @AndyOstroy

4 years ago

.#Trump

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Dr. Nicole LePera @Theholisticpsyc

4 years ago

You are your own best healer. Other people can support us, but they can’t do the work for us.

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Dr. Nicole LePera @Theholisticpsyc

4 years ago

Sometimes the most loving thing to do is to let people hit their own rock bottom. Humans are more resilient that we know, and sometimes our version of helping (which is usually well intended) actually keeps people stuck.

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NAMI @NAMICommunicate

4 years ago

What else are you going to let go of? - Image via hannahcollective on IG

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Dr. Nicole LePera @Theholisticpsyc

4 years ago

How To Heal From Emotionally Immature Parents: In homes with emotionally immature parents (EIP) we learn to walk on eggshells. Emotionally immature parents struggle to cope with their emotions and often lash out, give silent treatment, remove their love, or shame their children often unintentionally. Growing up in this environment, we learn we are not safe to fully be ourselves. This creates emotional hypervigilance. Emotional hypervigilance is a survival adaptation where we constantly scan our environment to see shifts or changes in people's mood, facial expression, or tone. Emotional hypervigilance looks like: - constantly asking “are you ok?” without accepting the answer - chronic fear of upsetting or disappointing someone - micromanaging adults behavior: telling people what they 'should' be doing even when they're not receptive - playing peacemaker or mediator in family members conflict even when it doesn’t involve you - replaying conversations over and over again to see if you said something 'wrong' We're attempting to protect ourselves, but as adults emotional hypervigilance can really impact our relationships and can be source of intense anxiety. How To Heal From Emotional Hypervigilance: 1. Understand you're no longer in childhood: in childhood, this kept you safe. As an adult you have options to protect yourself, remove yourself from harmful situations, and set clear boundaries. 2. Let go of the "fixer" role: people who are hypervigilant often believe their role is to fix the problems of adults. Often because they played a therapist role to a parent from a young age. We are not responsible for fixing anyone else's issues expect our own. 3. I trust people's words: if someone tells me everything is fine, I honor their word. I don't keep picking or looking to see if something is wrong. I don't make assumptions, instead I ask for clarity. 4. I allow people to be in their own mood: it's ok for people to be in a mood or emotional state that's different from me. I don't need to fix this or change their mood. 5. I can clearly communicate my needs: as adults, if we have a need, we need to communicate that need. We can't expect people close to us to mind read or 'just know' what we want. 6. I can disappoint people: disappointing an emotionally immature parent can result in the silent treatment, shaming, rejection, or harsh punishment. As adults, we can learn that disappointing people is simply part of life and that healthy adults can cope with disappointment. If this is helpful, bookmark for later, and retweet. Sharing is caring. It will take practice to re-wire your mind and body to feel safe. Trust the process. I'd love feedback on if you prefer this long format mode or threads in the comments.

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Lakota Man @LakotaMan1

4 years ago

2 political “social welfare” organizations that should start paying taxes. Churches and the NRA. Tax them. Tax them hard.

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WebMD @WebMD

4 years ago

Say goodbye to that evening glass of wine? A new study shows light to moderate drinking doesn’t provide any health benefits, despite the widespread belief that having a glass or two of alcohol can be good for a person’s health. wb.md/3mobKR3

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Jeff Tiedrich @itsJeffTiedrich

4 years ago

for those keeping score at home— Hillary Clinton: 0 felony counts Joe Biden: 0 felony counts Hunter Biden: 0 felony counts Dr. Fauci: 0 felony counts Barack Obama: 0 felony counts Donald Trump: 34 FELONY COUNTS

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Jeff Tiedrich @itsJeffTiedrich

4 years ago

know who didn't just get fucking indicted? the email lady

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David Hogg 🟧 @davidhogg111

4 years ago

Good morning. Two things. 1. It’s the guns 2. Fuck the NRA

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Jon Cooper 🇺🇸 @joncoopertweets

4 years ago

#GunReform

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Tristan Snell @TristanSnell

4 years ago

Uvalde: AR-15 Buffalo: AR-15 Boulder: AR-15 Orlando: AR-15 Parkland: AR-15 Las Vegas: AR-15 Sandy Hook: AR-15 San Bernardino: AR-15 Midland/Odessa: AR-15 Colorado Springs: AR-15 Poway synagogue: AR-15 Sutherland Springs: AR-15 Tree of Life Synagogue: AR-15 Nashville: AR-15