Dove Pressnall, Licensed Marriage/Family Therapist

Psychotherapist (all one word, most days), mom, writer, social entrepreneur. Committed to #SocialJustice #RacialJustice #LGBTQEquality #SocialConstruction

[Dove Pressnall, Licensed Marriage/Family Therapist @TalkWithDove]

Wonderful #HighlandPark #losangeles offering: The Emotional Body #therapy #group.

#mentalhealth #somaticpractice #healing

[Dove Pressnall, Licensed Marriage/Family Therapist @TalkWithDove]

Excellent!!!

[Dr. Luke Wood @DrLukeWood]

President @barackobama offered words of encouragement to the inaugural class of the Black Honors College at Sacramento State. The BHC is designed to serve all students interested in Black history, life and culture. We are now taking applications, please email us at [email protected].

[Dove Pressnall, Licensed Marriage/Family Therapist @TalkWithDove]

Interesting.

[Professor Michael Flood @MichaelGLFlood]

Implications: Women's sexual desire is constrained by gender inequities. Low desire in women is not located in women, their bodies or minds. Instead, it is a symptom of a broader problem, of inequalities between men and women, including in the division of household labour.
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[Dove Pressnall, Licensed Marriage/Family Therapist @TalkWithDove]

Metaphor moment. #parenting

[Dan Wuori @DanWuori]

What a thrill to watch your child take their first steps.

But I want to spotlight something else about this video: the sheer perfection of the support system created by its adults. They teach us a lesson about learning that extends far beyond walking.

If you watch closely, you’ll find that mom and grandpa have created a scenario in which baby is challenged to the limits of her ability AND provided the supports needed to guarantee her success.

From the moment grandpa lets go, mom’s waiting arms are close enough that baby’s safety is ensured. She literally can’t fall.

But watch what mom does as the baby finds success: She slowly retracts her arms and even begins to lean backward ever so subtly - extending baby’s runway while maintaining this safety net.

As a result, what might have been journey of 1-2 steps was extended to 5-6.

Simply fantastic.

This is how all learning takes place: just beyond the limits of our prior success - and with scaffolding from caregivers, teachers, and more capable peers who help propel us just a little bit further than we’ve ever gone before.

Is you child working to master something new?

How might you adapt the lessons of this video to scaffold their success?

🎥 sean.nicol IG

[Dove Pressnall, Licensed Marriage/Family Therapist @TalkWithDove]

It’s. Good. To. Rest.

But @TheNapMinistry already showed us that!

[The New York Times @nytimes]

Napping is a skill you can learn. "Once I discovered that I didn’t lose productivity — and that midday snoozes actually boosted my energy — napping became a form of self-care. But it took some work for me to get good at it." https://t.co/oHr5PKouPQ

[Dove Pressnall, Licensed Marriage/Family Therapist @TalkWithDove]

This goes for people in social services as well.

[Dove Pressnall, Licensed Marriage/Family Therapist @TalkWithDove]

If a therapist does any of the horrible things shared in the replies, they are not a good therapist. You deserve better — and there are better therapists out there.

[Jen Nobuko McPherson (She/her) @tokyoslumbers]

What's the worst thing a mental health professional has ever said to you?

A psychiatrist once said to me 'You haven't been through any trauma.'

[Dove Pressnall, Licensed Marriage/Family Therapist @TalkWithDove]

What would happen if you followed the Doctrine of Charity?

What assumptions/past experiences would you need to set aside for the people you know well ?

[Jimmy Turner, MD @TPP_MD]

The Doctrine of Charity asks us to assume virtuous intent. To assume the best of others.

When someone says something, what is the best they could have meant (instead of assuming the worst)?

When someone is failing to deliver is there something else going on?

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[The Nap Ministry @TheNapMinistry]

Rushing everything is toxic.

[Dove Pressnall, Licensed Marriage/Family Therapist @TalkWithDove]

What a beautiful re-member ing.

[Sam Sanders @samsanders]

Wishing both my deceased father AND my memory of him a Happy Father’s Day. He’s been gone for 20 years, but the record of him I keep in my mind and heart has beautifully shapeshifted over time to comfort and console me. His memory has become its own being, with its own plot arc.

[Dove Pressnall, Licensed Marriage/Family Therapist @TalkWithDove]

Happy Father’s Day to the dads showing up for their kids!

Spoiler alert: Data shows that Black dads are more likely to play, dress and share a meal with their child. https://t.co/HvFSnXXpR4

[Dove Pressnall, Licensed Marriage/Family Therapist @TalkWithDove]

Caring, listening, seeing can have impact we never realize.

There’s nothing quite like a former client reaching out to share who they’ve become. Such a gift.

[Tia @tiajanel]

The story of my ENTIRE life! Shout out to my therapist for telling me to set a 15 minute timer, start the thing I’ve been avoiding, stop when the time is up, and start again another day. 9 times out of 10 I just finish anyway and it’s done!

[Jay Bechtol @BechtolJay]

May is Mental Health Awareness Month.

Celebrate Recovery.

It can be easy to lose sight of progress. Backwards steps often hit harder than forward steps. Get in the habit of celebrating the victories. No matter how small.

[Dove Pressnall, Licensed Marriage/Family Therapist @TalkWithDove]

@DrLukeWood Wow! Congratulations!!

[Dove Pressnall, Licensed Marriage/Family Therapist @TalkWithDove]

Nonprofit leaders, take note.

If your walk doesn’t match your talk, it’s just gaslighting. https://t.co/n8IWudVyOG

[Jay Bechtol @BechtolJay]

May is Mental Health Awareness Month.

Something simple you can do?

Be kind.

Studies have shown that your act of kindness has a profound effect on your mental health. It improves mental wellness, overall health, and strengthens community.

[Dove Pressnall, Licensed Marriage/Family Therapist @TalkWithDove]

@KierGaines During the lockdown, was helping a couple get on the same page about what kind of conversation they were having and quickly drew an image to represent what we were talking about.

They were 💀.

To this day, the p*nis stool” is comic relief for couples I work with (their image).

[Dove Pressnall, Licensed Marriage/Family Therapist @TalkWithDove]

Demand and protect spaces for Black kids to be kids.