Within Reach

I’m curious, what do you want from your therapist? What expectations do you have of them?

This visualization is inspired by a passage from Ed Fields & Mary Rae’s book Journeying into Cherokee and their beliefs about leaning the challenging Cherokee verbs. “When you come across a word you don’t know, you should act as if you want to make the word’s acquaintance… invite the word into your home and tell it have a seat and get comfortable. Then get to know the word as if you were making a new friend, and let the word do the talking. If you are patient and listen to what it has to say, you will come to understand it, as you would a friend.” What would it feel like to treat even our most challenging feelings this way too?

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Not fully in my millennial birdwatching era yet… but we’re getting dangerously close. 🐤

Some things don’t need to be overcome.
They just need a moment of your attention.

Championing vulnerability in safe places. 💗

Self-compassion is often harder than outward compassion—not because we’re failing, but because our nervous systems learned early that caring for others meant safety.

Alignment isn’t self-improvement. It’s remembering your place with the Earth, with your people, with each other.
This is old wisdom. Still waiting for us to listen.

2025 I set an intention of completing one book a month. Here’s my list, some are ones I’ve read in the past but most were new to me. I would love to get some book recs for 2026! Lay it on me 📚📖💕🪶