It’s been a month since my last post. The day Carmen died, my words stopped. Grief has a way of silencing us, even in the places we love mos

This week’s Sunday Reset is tiny on purpose. Try the 5–3–1 Reset: 5-minute sweep, 3 touchpoints, 1 daily anchor.

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Healing isn’t always linear. Even rest, pauses, and softer choices are still doing the work. Here’s your reminder.

Speak up with copy-paste scripts to email, call, and message NC legislators about Medicaid cuts. Includes PDF toolkit and quick links to fin

August doesn’t always come with a clean slate. Sometimes you reset mid-scroll, mid-mess, mid-apology—and that still counts. This gentle note invites you to stop waiting for perfect conditions and simply begin again, mid-sentence.

Falling crime rates. Federal control. A state of emergency. And a promise that police can “do whatever the hell they want.” This isn’t just a DC story it’s a warning about how quickly safety can be redefined, and why accountability matters more than ever.

July’s Sunday Reset reflections were permission slips to slow down, choose softness, and stop measuring your worth by productivity. From easing the Sunday Scaries to finding your way back to yourself, each reset was a gentle nudge toward rest and reconnection and a reminder that you can begin again anytime.

A soft pushback on the toxic idea that rest has to be “earned.” This reset invites readers to reclaim rest as a right, not a reward.

This week’s Reset invites you to reimagine Sunday tasks as rituals—if and when you have the capacity. Because sometimes what feels sacred is also heavy. Let’s explore ritual as resistance, rest, and reclamation.

For many, August signals more than just school supply runs and new schedules—it’s a seasonal shift. Instead of snapping back into productivity mode, what if this month was about returning to yourself? In this post, you’ll find three simple ways to move into fall with clarity: reassessing your commitments, building routines that fit your life, and making space for what matters most.

If your Sunday feels blank instead of busy, you’re not alone. Disconnection is a nervous system cue—not a failure. This week’s Sunday Reset offers a gentle ritual to help you tether back to yourself with softness and care.

Not every therapist is meant to be your therapist forever—and that’s okay. Whether you’ve outgrown the work, want a different approach, or just need a pause, this guide walks you through how to leave therapy with care (and zero ghosting). Learn how to give feedback, ask for a closing session, and leave the door open for your future healing.

If Sundays feel heavy and you’re already overwhelmed before the week begins—this is for you. A gentle, therapist-created ritual to help you begin again with breath, not burnout.

For BIPOC clients, therapy can often feel like a space not built with them in mind. This post explores how representation impacts safety, healing, and trust — with guidance for both clients and clinicians using a decolonizing therapy lens.

If Sundays fill you with dread, you’re not alone. This gentle guide offers 7 ways to begin your week with energy and ease—no hustle, no shame. Just presence, rituals, and reminders that you’re allowed to start again, soft and slow.

Chapman’s impact on marginalized communities in Charlotte has always been significant. Her work during the past few months of heightened unr

Happy Tuesday! I hope everyone's week is off to an amazing start. Things have been incredibly busy for me but I wanted to take the time...

Reia Chapman, founder of the Center for Family and Maternal Wellness, agrees that mental health should be a priority for boosting our immune