Candyce Ossefort-Russell
@cortherapist.bsky.social
Psychotherapist | Writer | Speaker | Therapist Trainer | Grief/Emotion Expert and Advocate | Good Therapy Advocate | https://bit.ly/GriefEBook
Heartfelt people are people who notice when something feels off or overwhelming, and who have the courage to ask for help. #overwhelm #capacity #help #courage #deeptherapist
January 29, 2026 at 10:49 PM
Heartfelt people are people who notice when something feels off or overwhelming, and who have the courage to ask for help. #overwhelm #capacity #help #courage #deeptherapist
Devastating life events permanently change us, and they take time 2 integrate into a life. Telling a friend who’s deeply grieving that he’s hurting himself with his pain is not only insulting, it can also cause him to feel ashamed or afraid because he can’t possibly turn the pain off &bounce back.
January 29, 2026 at 1:13 PM
Devastating life events permanently change us, and they take time 2 integrate into a life. Telling a friend who’s deeply grieving that he’s hurting himself with his pain is not only insulting, it can also cause him to feel ashamed or afraid because he can’t possibly turn the pain off &bounce back.
Therapists will likely sit across from a patient who is grieving the loss of a loved one. The key to rebuilding life after the loss for grieving people is to have the unwavering, support of one important person who can bear to be with them with acceptance while they grieve.
January 28, 2026 at 10:49 PM
Therapists will likely sit across from a patient who is grieving the loss of a loved one. The key to rebuilding life after the loss for grieving people is to have the unwavering, support of one important person who can bear to be with them with acceptance while they grieve.
Overwhelmed, we learn to defensively exclude these emotional experiences from our repertoire, & we develop problems as a result of chronic reliance on defenses against relatedness & emotion. Basically, being left alone with unregulated emotion is what generates psychopathology.
January 28, 2026 at 1:13 PM
Overwhelmed, we learn to defensively exclude these emotional experiences from our repertoire, & we develop problems as a result of chronic reliance on defenses against relatedness & emotion. Basically, being left alone with unregulated emotion is what generates psychopathology.
One of the most basic tools I’ve learned from focusing on right-brained processes is to reverse the foreground and the background of what I attend to and comment on in session with focus on what I intuitively notice in moment-tomoment tracking vs left-brained narrative.
January 27, 2026 at 10:49 PM
One of the most basic tools I’ve learned from focusing on right-brained processes is to reverse the foreground and the background of what I attend to and comment on in session with focus on what I intuitively notice in moment-tomoment tracking vs left-brained narrative.
We make sense of the fact that each person's #grief response is unique by exploring the specific features of external and internal environments, the factors that affect each individual's #neuroception, and the nature of social support systems.
January 27, 2026 at 1:13 PM
We make sense of the fact that each person's #grief response is unique by exploring the specific features of external and internal environments, the factors that affect each individual's #neuroception, and the nature of social support systems.
Softness in the face of difficulty leads to transformation, and transformation most often hurts. To trust #softness as a response to difficulty’s hardness requires strength, courage, and awareness.
January 26, 2026 at 10:49 PM
Softness in the face of difficulty leads to transformation, and transformation most often hurts. To trust #softness as a response to difficulty’s hardness requires strength, courage, and awareness.
We have no name for the sharp prick of gratitude that pierces the heart in the midst of sorrow. The devastation itself is not beautiful. But the beating heart at the middle of the anguish is a blessed, living thing that continues 2 pulse, 2 love, even through the worst of times
January 26, 2026 at 1:13 PM
We have no name for the sharp prick of gratitude that pierces the heart in the midst of sorrow. The devastation itself is not beautiful. But the beating heart at the middle of the anguish is a blessed, living thing that continues 2 pulse, 2 love, even through the worst of times
The thing about saying yes to a longing for #transition is that big life change involves #gain AND #loss. #Deeptherapist #griefadvocate
January 25, 2026 at 3:13 PM
The thing about saying yes to a longing for #transition is that big life change involves #gain AND #loss. #Deeptherapist #griefadvocate
When you’re facing life events and emotions that threaten to break you, turn to nature. Nature will be able to match your intensity. Nature won’t judge you. Nature won’t fall apart if you scream or cry or thrash around. #lifeevents #lifeafterloss #emotions #nature #intense
January 24, 2026 at 3:13 PM
When you’re facing life events and emotions that threaten to break you, turn to nature. Nature will be able to match your intensity. Nature won’t judge you. Nature won’t fall apart if you scream or cry or thrash around. #lifeevents #lifeafterloss #emotions #nature #intense
The thing about saying yes to a longing for #transition is that big life change involves #gain AND #loss. #Deeptherapist #griefadvocate
January 23, 2026 at 10:49 PM
The thing about saying yes to a longing for #transition is that big life change involves #gain AND #loss. #Deeptherapist #griefadvocate
Words Matter In the face of #grief, then, terms like resilience, overcome, recover, and control counterintuitively reveal a disempowering underlying story that perpetuates fear of grief itself.
January 23, 2026 at 1:13 PM
Words Matter In the face of #grief, then, terms like resilience, overcome, recover, and control counterintuitively reveal a disempowering underlying story that perpetuates fear of grief itself.
