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Children don’t just want to be entertained, they want to be included.
They want to help, to contribute, and to feel like they matter in the everyday moments of family life.

Research shows that when children are given opportunities to participate, it supports confidence, emotional regulation, and a sense of belonging. These small moments, helping clean, carrying items, being part of the process are building independence, connection, and resilience.

What may look like slowing things down is actually strengthening your child’s nervous system and emotional development.

Let them help. It matters more than you think.

📍 Supporting children and families through emotional regulation, confidence, and connection
Reach out to The Center for Counseling to learn more

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Ever feel like your mind won’t stop spinning over things you can’t control?

Try this: “Put it in the box.”

When a stressor comes up that you cannot act on right now,
a conversation, a situation, a “what if”,
mentally place it in a box and set it on a shelf.

You’re not ignoring it.
You’re not avoiding it.
You’re simply choosing not to carry it in this moment.

This is a simple nervous system tool to help reduce overwhelm, mental load, and emotional burnout, especially for women who are used to holding everything at once.

You can come back to it later…
but right now, you don’t have to carry it.

✨ Save this for when your mind feels overloaded
✨ Follow for more tools around women’s mental health, burnout, and emotional wellness
✨ And if you’re ready for deeper conversations like this, join us at Beneath the Surface

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If my biggest fan is my 2-year-old niece, I’m doing something right 💕

Women are not just showing up, we are changing the narrative, the language, and the space for the next generation of girls. 🩷🩷🩷

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What is in your backpack?

I cannot have kids.”
For many women walking through infertility, this sentence doesn’t just describe a fear, it becomes an identity.

In this moment from Unsaid, infertility and grief specialist Katie Kirkenmeier, LPC, PMH-C, ATR speaks to the deep emotional impact infertility has on how women see themselves, their bodies, and their future.

Infertility isn’t just medical.
It’s psychological.
It’s relational.
It’s grief.

And healing often begins when we’re finally allowed to name what this journey is doing to us.

🎙️ This season of Unsaid with Catie Whiting is bringing voice to women’s mental health, infertility, loss, and hope.

👉 Follow and subscribe so you don’t miss what’s coming next.

“I cannot have kids.”
For many women walking through infertility, this sentence doesn’t just describe a fear, it becomes an identity.

In this moment from Unsaid, infertility and grief specialist Katie Kirkenmeier, LPC, PMH-C, ATR speaks to the deep emotional impact infertility has on how women see themselves, their bodies, and their future.

Infertility isn’t just medical.
It’s psychological.
It’s relational.
It’s grief.

And healing often begins when we’re finally allowed to name what this journey is doing to us.

🎙️ This season of Unsaid with Catie Whiting is bringing voice to women’s mental health, infertility, loss, and hope.

👉 Follow and subscribe so you don’t miss what’s coming next.

✨ “Empathy gets lost in the science.” ✨

When you’re navigating infertility, trying to conceive, IVF, or fertility treatment, life can quickly turn into appointments, lab results, protocols, and timelines.

And somewhere along the way…
empathy gets lost in the science.

Women are often reduced to numbers, cycles, and outcomes, while the grief, fear, pressure, and emotional exhaustion go unseen.

This season of Unsaid with Catie Whiting, LCSW, PMH-C exists to bring the human experience back into the conversation.

You are not a diagnosis.
You are not behind.
You are not alone.

Our new season is being recorded as we speak, and powerful conversations on women’s mental health, infertility, grief, healing, and hope are coming soon.

👉 Follow, subscribe, and share Unsaid so you don’t miss what’s next.

Because what women carry deserves to be spoken.

Thinking about getting pregnant? Here’s something most women aren’t told: you should consider stopping birth control 3–6 months before trying to conceive.

In this reel, Dr. Katy Poole, DNP & Fertility Consultant, explains why giving your body time to have natural cycles matters. This window allows you to:
✨ See what your true cycle looks like
✨ Identify any irregularities or hormone concerns
✨ Support your fertility with the right lifestyle & nutrition changes

⚡ Stopping birth control doesn’t just “flip a switch” — your body needs space to recalibrate, and your cycle is the key to understanding your reproductive health.

🎧 Catch the full episode of Unsaid with Catie Whiting on Spotify, Apple, and YouTube to dive deeper into fertility, IVF, and preparing for pregnancy.

👩‍⚕️ Learn more from Dr. Katy Poole:
🌐 www.katypoole.com

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