Metanoia Therapy Collective

06/02/2026

🌈 Happy Pride Month.

At Metanoia Therapy Collective, we believe healing begins where authenticity is welcomed.

This month and every month, we celebrate the LGBTQIA+ community and reaffirm our commitment to creating a space where all people feel seen, respected, supported, and safe to be exactly who they are.

You deserve spaces where you don’t have to hide, shrink, or explain yourself.

🌈 You are welcome here.
🌈 You are safe here.
🌈 You belong here.

Because healing doesn’t happen when we become someone else—it happens when we have the freedom to be ourselves.

With love and allyship, always. 🤍

Authenticity PrideAndMentalHealth

06/02/2026

A reminder worth sharing from our fellow sister practice VanWert Counseling & Wellness, LLC. 🤍

When you’ve been in survival mode for too long, even safe things can feel threatening. Understanding your nervous system isn’t an excuse—it’s information. And information creates opportunities for healing. ✨

A dysregulated nervous system doesn’t always look like a “breakdown.”

Sometimes it looks like:
• Overthinking every little thing
• Feeling constantly on edge or easily irritated
• Shutting down emotionally
• Trouble sleeping or relaxing
• People pleasing to avoid conflict
• Feeling exhausted but unable to slow down
• Anxiety that shows up in your body — racing heart, tight chest, stomach issues, headaches
• Feeling “too much” emotionally… or completely numb

When your nervous system has been stuck in survival mode for too long, your mind and body can start reacting as if everything is a threat — even when you’re safe.

This is why therapy matters.

Therapy is not just “talking about your feelings.” It’s learning how to:
✨ feel safe in your own body again
✨ regulate emotions without shame
✨ understand your triggers
✨ build healthy boundaries
✨ process trauma and stress
✨ stop living in constant fight, flight, freeze, or fawn mode

Healing is possible. Your nervous system can learn that it no longer has to survive every moment — it can finally rest, feel, and heal. 🤍

06/01/2026

Community and collaboration are at the heart of why I chose the name Metanoia Therapy Collective.

A huge thank you to Marisa and Long Live Playtime for the opportunity to sponsor a Day of Play and be part of such an incredible space for local families. 🤍

I’m grateful for the connections, conversations, and all that LLP continues to bring to our community.

05/29/2026

There are still passes available to enjoy a Day of Play at Long Live Playtime this Sunday! 🤍

If you know a family who would love the opportunity to spend some quality time playing, exploring, and making memories with their little ones, please share this with them!

To reserve a pass, email [email protected].

We can’t wait to see you there!

🚨FREE PLAY 🚨

Our first Sponsored Day of Play for the summer is coming up on Sunday, May 31st thanks to Metanoia Therapy Collective!

Please see her flyer for more information-- Savina is an asset to our area and we highly encourage you reaching out to her for support!

Metanoia Therapy Collective is sponsoring 12 free play passes and we'll be open 9am-4pm on this date!

We are taking PRE-REGISTRATIONS for these sponsored days- You register, show up this day and give your name, you play for free -- No strings attached! E-mail [email protected] to register.

All we ask is that you allow these passes to be used by children who cannot otherwise typically afford to play often, or have never come to LLP before due to financial/socioeconomic barriers.

If you are a regular who can often afford punch cards or frequent day passes, please allow this gift to be used by those who normally cannot afford it.

Please share with anyone whose children would benefit from a sponsored day of play!

E-mail [email protected]

05/27/2026

Lately I’ve realized nostalgia isn’t always about wanting to go backwards.

Sometimes it’s just the mind trying to revisit a version of life that once felt safe, meaningful, simpler, freer… or more “you.”

A song.
A smell.
An old TV show.
A season of life.
A younger version of yourself.

Psychology says nostalgia can actually help regulate emotion and ground us during periods of stress or transition.

Which honestly makes sense.

Because sometimes we don’t necessarily miss the moment itself…
we miss who we were within it.

💬Do you think you miss the moment… or who you were in it? What kind of nostalgia has been finding you lately? 🤍

05/27/2026

This 👏🏼

Sometimes the argument isn’t really about the dishes. It’s about stress, emotional labor, communication, resentment, or feeling disconnected from your partner. Couples therapy can help slow those patterns down and create space for understanding instead of just reaction.

Sharing this great post from another local therapist in our community at Coven Counseling, LLC. 🤍

05/24/2026

Something about birthday weeks always feels a little louder.

The reflections hit deeper.
The memories feel closer.
The growth feels more visible.
Even the random posts that show up on your feed somehow feel painfully personal.

Maybe getting older isn’t just about age.

Maybe it’s about recognizing how many versions of yourself you’ve already lived through — and honoring the person you had to become to get here.

A little collection of posts/thoughts that made me stop scrolling this week 🤍

05/21/2026

32 this week 🤍

Honestly, my 30s (this far and the end of my 20’s leading up to it) have stretched me, humbled me, softened me, challenged me, cracked me open, and brought me closer to myself than I’ve ever been before.

Somewhere between motherhood, grief, relationships, healing, building a business, therapy, and simply growing up, I’ve realized that metanoia was never about becoming someone entirely new.

It’s been about returning to myself more honestly.

These are a few of the lessons life has taught me so far — some gently, some painfully, and some over and over again until I finally listened.

And maybe the biggest lesson of all:
two things can exist at once.

You can be grateful and exhausted.
Healing and grieving.
Growing and still unsure.
Becoming and still unfinished.

Maybe that’s the beauty of it all.

Here’s to 32 🤍

05/12/2026

One of my absolute favorite local businesses is giving community partners the opportunity to pour back into the families in our area — and I’m so excited that Metanoia gets to be a part of it. 🤍

On Sunday, May 31st, Metanoia Therapy Collective will be sponsoring a “Day to Play” at Long Live Playtime so children and families can come experience the magic of the space Marisa and her team have created.

As both a therapist and a mama, I genuinely love what this space represents — connection, play, community, and support for parents and kiddos alike. It’s such a beautiful reminder that mental health support can also look like creating safe, joyful spaces for families to simply be together.

I’ll be there throughout the day, so make sure to stop by for playtime, treats, and a chance to connect if you’ve been thinking about beginning your therapeutic journey with Metanoia. I would truly love to meet you. ✨

We are so excited to have a few amazing local businesses signed up:

Metanoia Therapy Collective
Laundry Lane LLC
IDropped Edwardsville
Face Painting With TLC
The Chef Pantry

Let us know if you'd like to get on board!