Meghan Watson, Psychotherapist

(she/her) musings from A therapist, but not your therapist. lover of books and all things cozy.

[Meghan Watson, Psychotherapist @thrive_withmeg]

@AllianceforED_ @BlackGirlsSmile @AAKOMAProject @NalgonaPride Thank you!!🫶🏾

[Meghan Watson, Psychotherapist @thrive_withmeg]

Sometimes life is "boring" and predictable. It’s okay to have nothing new to say or exciting to do.

[Meghan Watson, Psychotherapist @thrive_withmeg]

Your relationship to your mother and/or motherhood doesn’t have to be black and white.

You can grieve and be proud of your growth. You can have compassion and understanding and still want accountability. You can love and still keep your distance.

It’s okay to feel it all.

[Meghan Watson, Psychotherapist @thrive_withmeg]

Show up with grace for the person you are today, rather than pressuring yourself needlessly to be someone or something that doesn’t fit anymore.

Be in your life now.

[Meghan Watson, Psychotherapist @thrive_withmeg]

This is so exciting⭐️⭐️⭐️

[saddie.baddies @saddie_baddies]

our very first PRINT feature in @essence ✍🏾 by @dominiquebfluker all about alongside our favs, @YasmineJameelah and @thrive_withmeg 🥰🥹

[Meghan Watson, Psychotherapist @thrive_withmeg]

Intense emotions are not a barrier to a meaningful, value driven life. They can be welcomed as simply a part of your lived experience. Be willing to accept and sit with discomfort of all intensities. You just might notice that the feelings don’t last forever 🤎

[Meghan Watson, Psychotherapist @thrive_withmeg]

When you treat your intense feelings as a “problem” to be fixed, rather than part of a natural human response to your fears, you develop a relationship with your anxiety that feels tense and hostile.

[Meghan Watson, Psychotherapist @thrive_withmeg]

It’s true that intense anxiety and emotions can feel overwhelming and hard to control.

Here’s another perspective: we need the capacity to feel intensely to keep ourselves safe when we’re in danger, or in order for our body to know when things don’t feel right.

[Meghan Watson, Psychotherapist @thrive_withmeg]

MYTH: Having big intense feelings means something is wrong with you.

[Meghan Watson, Psychotherapist @thrive_withmeg]

If you’re anxious, try this affirmation:

I embrace my anxiety as a tool for self curiosity. I practice setting that tool down when it is no longer useful.

[Dr. Thema @drthema]

Maybe it’s time you stop adjusting to the dysfunction.

Maybe it’s time to choose your wellness.

[Meghan Watson, Psychotherapist @thrive_withmeg]

@KenyaCrawford_ @BeRootedCo is a fave of mine!

[Meghan Watson, Psychotherapist @thrive_withmeg]

Rejection is re-direction.

Remember that you get to decide how you want to move forward. Name the feelings, process your reaction to the rejection and allow yourself grace as you take the next step.

[Meghan Watson, Psychotherapist @thrive_withmeg]

Can’t wait!

[Emerging Leaders Network @elnonline]

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[TWLOHA @TWLOHA]

"We can't embrace the joy of feeling seen if we don't let ourselves experience the discomfort of vulnerability.

You deserve to be known." – Meghan Watson (@thrive_withmeg)

[Meghan Watson, Psychotherapist @thrive_withmeg]

@TWLOHA ♥️♥️♥️♥️

[Meghan Watson, Psychotherapist @thrive_withmeg]

Black rest is vital.

[HuffPost @HuffPost]

"For me, it’s rejecting the idea that I have to be a workhorse to be worthy, and that my value is simply that I am." https://t.co/g0MGhcxTPR

[Meghan Watson, Psychotherapist @thrive_withmeg]

You deserve rest. You deserve joy. You deserve abundance. Yes, you.

[Meghan Watson, Psychotherapist @thrive_withmeg]

Trust yourself to pursue change and personal healing. Acknowledge that some emotional unraveling may happen. Real change takes time. You can do hard things.

[Meghan Watson, Psychotherapist @thrive_withmeg]

Facing our resentments, difficult upbringings, grief, and tough emotions is hard work. Confronting this work can be overwhelming, and hard choices will need to be made.