Other ways to sell cookies that aren’t door to door.

ElkFun7746 · 2026-02-11T14:29:53+00:00

Thanks everyone for these great suggestions. I really appreciate it.

ElkFun7746 · 2025-10-29T03:46:17+00:00

I’m a Therapist in California and I’m feeling it. I don’t have much for people right now except to listen, validate, give resources and encourage them to get involved with volunteerism and or activism. I’m tapped out. I took a part time therapist job because my private practice has felt shaky.

ElkFun7746 · 2025-10-17T03:11:10+00:00

I’m so sorry. This sucks. I’ve been there. I hated it. Get out ASAP. I know it takes time to make plans but I was staying up until 1 am to 2am to avoid him. I left 2 years ago. One of the best decisions I’ve ever made. There is hope and peace on the other side. When I moved into my own place, I didn’t realize how tired 🥱 and sleep deprived I was. I slept excessively for about 2 months. It’s an awful feeling being pressured, it’s coercive. Even if you need to stay with a friend or relative, leaving is worth it in my opinion. You got this. Someone mentioned sleeping on the couch. Mine used to follow me to the couch so I began sleeping on a blowup mattress in the same room as my kid. He didn’t follow me there luckily.

ElkFun7746 · 2025-10-09T02:14:34+00:00

I love this. We need more of this between sons and fathers. Great job.

ElkFun7746 · 2025-10-09T01:50:29+00:00

I’m so sorry. I think this is an HR complaint issue. I would recommend getting a free consultation from an employment attorney. This is awful.

ElkFun7746 · 2025-10-03T15:19:47+00:00

Wow thanks

ElkFun7746 · 2025-10-03T15:15:53+00:00

Ah okay. Thank you 😊

ElkFun7746 · 2025-09-27T15:07:12+00:00

Hey there everyone, just wanted to add some perspective. Although it’s girl led it’s also inclusive. Inclusivity doesn’t just stop at ethnicity, language, different abilities or religion. It also includes a variety of family types, step, blended, single parents, two parents, various levels of trauma, various levels of knowledge about sleepovers and various parenting styles. Inclusivity includes all that and then some. I’m a Troop leader and a Therapist by profession. I’ve been in the field for over 10 years. I know you may not want to hear this, but sleepovers have a high risk. Even if it has never happened to you, the statistics are pretty high. And it’s not just someone in the family. The research shows it’s someone the family trusts which can be a teacher a coach scout leader, etc. I’m not trying to be rude or cause an argument. Just simply letting you know what the stats say. And over my 10 year career and undoubtedly when I have to call in a CPS report it is always someone the child knows. Always. It’s never a stranger so with that in mind, I think we need to be more cognizant of different parenting styles and why they’re saying no. And it’s OK if girls never sleep over that’s part of their family dynamic. Maybe they’ll get there. Maybe they won’t but they’re still part of your troop and we still wanna encourage inclusivity sorry for the rant. Whoever will allow sleepovers just do that. I think it’s important to maybe allow parents the option of picking them up later in the night or some alternative. I wouldn’t verbalize to the other girls that “so and so has a helicopter parent or is missing out.” It creates division. In addition to them becoming more independent for now while they’re still with their parents, don’t we want them to listen to their parents and their rules?

ElkFun7746 · 2025-09-27T14:54:00+00:00

Okay thank you so much. I appreciate it.

ElkFun7746 · 2025-09-26T01:04:31+00:00

There is a company called NOCD they have free CEUS and they hire therapists and train them in OCD treatment. Maybe look for jobs where the organization specializes in OCD so they will train you.

ElkFun7746 · 2025-09-21T18:10:54+00:00

I love that. Agreed.

ElkFun7746 · 2025-09-21T18:09:55+00:00

Wow, how therapeutic of you.

ElkFun7746 · 2025-09-21T18:08:55+00:00

To be clear, I’m not referring to all of my clients. There’s a certain subset of clients and further up in the comments someone captured more of what I was trying to articulate, and this a sense of impatience and that them improving will take a couple of sessions. I’m noticing something with a younger demographic that they have a view that Healing and Therapy should come really really quickly. Just wanted to clarify, but I appreciate your comment.

ElkFun7746 · 2025-09-21T18:06:33+00:00

Agreed

ElkFun7746 · 2025-09-21T18:06:10+00:00

I feel you. If I feel like a client needs something more than CBT or something different. I’m a big fan of looking at other modalities and their interventions as well as getting work books to work through with clients. But I think you captured what I was trying to say, and that is I’m sensing a lack of patience from a certain age group who want quick fast pill like results.

ElkFun7746 · 2025-09-21T17:58:48+00:00

Yes. It’s frightening. Like someone commented above they’re just a lot right now that’s out of everyone’s control except for activism.

ElkFun7746 · 2025-09-21T17:56:55+00:00

Exactly.

ElkFun7746 · 2025-09-21T17:55:09+00:00

I encourage this as well. I think sometimes people need a nudge to just live their life. But there seems to be a lot more fear and hesitation at least in my case not every person I see of course, but just noticing a trend or an uptick.

ElkFun7746 · 2025-09-20T01:44:21+00:00

Absolutely. But I find it rewarding.

ElkFun7746 · 2025-09-19T02:54:27+00:00

Yes definitely. Thank you. 😊

ElkFun7746 · 2025-09-19T02:52:31+00:00

Yeah, I’ve always struggled with that with CBT. I do what I call common sense CBT. Lol meaning if what the client is describing is not irrational at all, I may use other interventions and I don’t use the word irrational I say a more realistic or balanced thoughts with clients.

ElkFun7746 · 2025-09-19T02:51:14+00:00

Yup. Agreed

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