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WHITNEY STOREY, MS, LPC, PMH-C

Self Compassion

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Finding Myself in Jail

Whitney Storey, LPC, PMH-C: Dec 1, 2022 9:45:00 AM

Once a week I prepare to go to a place that most people probably never imagine themselves choosing to go - my local jail. I have been going to the...

Whitney Storey | Counselor | Lafayette, LA | Mother

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The Curse of the Good Mother

Whitney Storey, MS, LPC, CBE: Oct 3, 2022 9:00:00 AM

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...

Whitney Storey, MS, PLPC, CBE | Motherhood | Counselor | Lafayette, LA

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Matrescence: It's Going to be a Bumpy Ride

Whitney Storey, MS, LPC, CBE: Aug 8, 2022 3:02:09 PM

Growing up I made a number of assumptions about who I was going to be and what my life would be like in adulthood. I assumed I would go to college,...

Whitney Storey, MS, PLPC | Therapist | Counselor | Lafayette, LA

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The Curse of the Shoulds

Whitney Storey, MS, LPC, CBE: Jul 29, 2022 2:34:37 PM

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....

Whitney Storey, MS, PLPC, CBE | Counselor | Lafayette, LA | Help

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A Rock and a Hard Place

Whitney Storey, MS, LPC, CBE: Jul 9, 2022 10:58:57 AM

I love that as a culture we are embracing the idea that "it's okay to not be okay." It's so accepting and welcoming of folks with all kinds of...

Whitney Storey, MS, PLPC | Therapist | Lafayette, LA | Art

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What Have the Arts Taught Me About Living?

Whitney Storey, MS, LPC, CBE: Jun 24, 2022 9:45:00 AM

I have a long history of being involved in the arts and finding benefits from making art by myself and with others. While I had folks who encouraged...