When life feels heavy, starting can feel harder than staying stuck. Our newest blog, written by practice owner Nikkie Evans, reflects on why the mountain often looks biggest at the beginning — and how support can make the climb more manageable. If you’ve been considering therapy, this one’s for you. 💛

As we come to the close of 2025, there’s often a quiet (or not-so-quiet) pressure to look back and measure  ourselves. Did we do enough? Did we grow enough? Did we become the version of ourselves we hoped we would be? At Creating Progress, Not Perfection, we want to gently offer something different as this year wraps up: permission to pause without judgment. Reflection Doesn’t Have to Be Harsh So often, reflection turns into self-criticism. We replay what didn’t happen, what we wish we’d...

It was our third trip to the monkey bars that afternoon. My 4-year-old is still too short to reach them on her own, so I lifted her up so...