Lumen Support Services

💜 Your mental health matters. Small steps—resting, reaching out, setting boundaries, and making time for what brings you joy—can make a meaningful difference.
Be gentle with yourself. You deserve support. 🌿
Care. Support. Thrive. Together.
📞 972-855-7553
🌐 www.lumensupportservices.com
💻 Virtual services across Texas

Exactly!
If you need support Lumen Support Services can help.

Credit: Break The Silence Against Domestic Violence

Great image to describe trauma responses.

Credit: PTSD Recovery Series

One of the hardest parts of PTSD and CPTSD can be realizing:

"I know I'm safe now. So why am I still reacting like I'm not?"

Because knowing you're safe logically doesn't automatically change a response your brain learned through experience.

Trauma can teach your brain to recognize certain situations, emotions, behaviors, or relationships as potential threats. And our trauma responses are instinct and automatic protection meant to keep us safe.

The past may be over.
But your brain and nervous system may still be responding to what they learned back then.

That's why telling yourself "I'm safe now" doesn't always make the fear disappear.

You're not choosing to be difficult.
You're not failing at healing.
And you're not broken because a response that helped you survive hasn't disappeared just because your circumstances changed.

The first step in PTSD recovery is understanding our symptoms and giving ourselves grace.

Instead of immediately asking:
"What's wrong with me?"

Try asking:
"What is this response trying to protect me from?"

Understanding the why gives you a good place to start on your healing journey.

This 👇🏼

💙 Each month, more than 800 Texas kids enter foster care due to abuse or neglect. Most are school-aged. Many have brothers and sisters they need to stay with. They all need safe, loving families.

Here's the hard truth: when families aren't available, siblings get separated. Kids end up sleeping in offices or hotels. Young adults age out of the system without anyone in their corner.

At PCHAS, we're looking for families to open their hearts and homes to sibling groups, school-aged kids, and children of color. You don't have to be perfect. You just have to be willing.

Ready to learn more? Check out the Stories & Articles link in our bio. 🧡

📞 Call or text (281) 324-0544
📧 Email [email protected]

Presbyterian Children's Homes & Services

This is wonderful! Check it out.
Did you know Lumen Support Services is knowledgeable about Foster Care and Adoption? Need support? Feel free to reach out.

Every child deserves a forever family 💙

Join Heart Gallery of North Texas as we partner with OCOK for our Paper Match Event on August 22. Meet children who are legally free for adoption and learn how you can take the next step toward providing a child with a forever home.

Whether you're already licensed to adopt or just beginning to explore adoption, this event is for you. Unlicensed families can join an informational session on getting started and connect with Child Placing Agencies to get their questions answered.

Open to the public. Come learn how you can be part of a child's story.

🔗Register here: https://l1nk.dev/isfcjju

💜 You don't have to navigate life's challenges alone.

At Lumen Support Services, we specialize in supporting adults navigating domestic and sexual violence, trauma, anxiety, chronic pain and illness, relationship challenges, parenting, women's mental health, and life transitions. We also have specialized knowledge of Ehlers-Danlos syndrome (EDS), POTS, MCAS, fibromyalgia, and other complex chronic conditions.

✨ Trauma-informed virtual counseling throughout Texas
✨ Insurance accepted • Reduced-fee options available • Bilingual (English/Spanish)

🌐 www.lumensupportservices.com

🚨 Join Us Tonight for the Escalation Workshop! 🚨

🗓 Tonight | ⏰ 7:00–8:30 PM CST | 💻 Virtual | Everyone is Welcome

Relationships don’t usually become unhealthy overnight. They often escalate gradually, making the warning signs easy to miss.

Tonight’s workshop features the powerful short film Escalation, followed by a meaningful discussion about unhealthy and abusive relationships, how they develop, and the warning signs to look for. Whether this topic relates to your own experiences or someone you care about, this workshop offers valuable insight, education, and support that could make a real difference.

We would love to have you join us.

📧 To receive the meeting link, please email Kathleen Howard, Community Programs Coordinator, at [email protected].

Together, we can build awareness, recognize the signs, and support healthier, safer relationships.