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Whitney Storey | Counselor | Lafayette, LA | Mother
Counseling, Therapeutic Approaches, Meaning, Acceptance, Being Human, Overachiever, Value-Driven Activities, Therapeutic Skills, Counselor Lafayette, La, Perfectionism, Self Compassion, Parenting, Therapist Traits, Relationships, Strenghts

The Curse of the Good Mother

Humans are natural story tellers. We have long histories of using stories as a way to explain the unexplainable, to teach and guide our children, and to give our lives a sense of direction and purpose. We have stories about ourselves - like, I'm a good person, I love music, I'm a natural with animals, I'm bad at math... One story I have about myself is I am a good mother. But what if I told you that stories like that, even the positive ones, can get us into trouble?

Whitney Storey, MS, LPC, CBE
Whitney Storey, MS, LPC, CBE
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Whitney Storey, MS, PLPC | Therapist | Counselor | Lafayette, LA
Findhelp, Mindfulness, Working with Me, Therapeutic Approaches, Meaning, Overachiever, Inhibitory Learning, Therapy is Learning, Father's Day, Moving Through, Self Compassion, Relationships

The Curse of the Shoulds

As I'm writing this, we have just come out of another Mother's Day and I am thinking ahead to the next few holidays and what my family will be doing. Holidays, and family get-togethers in general, can really cause a lot of anxiety in me and in many of the folks I talk to (in and out of the therapy room). There is just so much pressure - so many shoulds, have tos, musts, and can'ts. When it comes to these rules, as I call them, who is in charge?

Whitney Storey, MS, LPC, CBE
Whitney Storey, MS, LPC, CBE
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