believer/therapist helping clients invest on inner wealth, grow valued relationships, and discern b/t difficult and destructive people. ❤️Nurtured Heart❤️
Michigan, USA
Joined April 2011
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Lisa - Living Well Therapist retweeted
A rule that will improve your relationships: Never assume bad intent, but don’t ignore repeated patterns. Everyone gets grace. Nobody gets unlimited passes.
Lisa - Living Well Therapist retweeted
Of all the therapy techniques and peripheral skills I’ve studied and practiced over the years I still find “listening” and “giving a shit” to be the most useful when sitting with someone in pain.
Lisa - Living Well Therapist retweeted
🚨 DELTA PILOT GRABS THE INTERCOM - AND SILENCES THE ENTIRE PLANE
“I know we probably have quite a few nervous flyers today…perfectly understandable. This aircraft doesn’t move an inch unless my co-captain Michael and I are absolutely certain it’s safe.”
Then he says the line that melts the cabin:
“Before I left the house, my little one just learned the word ice cream. She made me promise to get her some when I get home. Nothing, and I mean nothing unsafe comes between me, that little girl, and her ice cream.”
He tells everyone to text their families, pick their own ice cream spots, and relax.
Fear gone. Cabin silent.
Would you trust any pilot more than that?
Lisa - Living Well Therapist retweeted
The avg young person today is on course to spend 25 years of their life on their phone. (Plus more on other screens). Most of them don't want to live this way, but feel trapped.
How about we delay giving smartphones and tablets till at least 14?
thetimes.com/uk/technology-u…
Lisa - Living Well Therapist retweeted
When you get defensive about feedback, you fail twice. You fail to learn today, and you fail to encourage people to keep teaching you tomorrow.
If you can't handle the truth, people stop telling you the truth.
A key to growth is showing that you're coachable.
Lisa - Living Well Therapist retweeted
Sometimes I simply remind patients that sooner or later they will have to relinquish the goal of having a better past.
Irvin D. Yalom
#past
Feelings are fickle, thoughts can’t always be trusted, but values are worth invaluable. 🥰
Lisa - Living Well Therapist retweeted
Intelligence depends on more than cognitive horsepower. It requires cognitive flexibility.
The faster the world evolves, the greater the cost of rigidity. Stubbornness is a path to getting trapped in the past.
The future belongs to those with the courage to change their minds.
Lisa - Living Well Therapist retweeted
In unhealthy relationships, people walk on eggshells to avoid conflict. They tell you what you want to hear.
In healthy relationships, people have the courage to address conflict. They tell you what you need to hear.
Silence protects fragile ties. Candor strengthens real bonds.
Lisa - Living Well Therapist retweeted
Underrated life skill: Knowing when you're the problem. Self-awareness is a massive advantage. Not everything is someone else’s fault. Not every mess is external. Sometimes the pattern is you. And if you're self-aware enough to own it, you'll be strong enough to change it.
Lisa - Living Well Therapist retweeted
Our personalities describe us, but they don't define us. Our most important qualities are our values.
Personality traits are the tendencies we have. They reflect our nature and nurture.
Values are the principles we choose. They reveal our commitment and character.
Trust is the key that unlocks second chances. 🔐
When you’ve amassed a strong reserve, others see your mistake as a mere misstep, not a reflection of your character.
Without it, a single error can be mistaken for a fatal flaw.
Its value lies in the goodwill it builds, paving the way for forgiveness and renewal.
Modern parenting emphasizes emotions, but feelings are fleeting. Teach children push through boredom, anger, or exhaustion—to tackle homework, show kindness, and honor commitments. This forges character and a purposeful life. Raise a pilot, not a passenger.
