Dylan Inserra-Peirson
@dylanfromdallas.bsky.social
That burly bearded therapist. Writer. Mental health advocate. Former elite gymnast and world team member. American living in London.
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Sad boy Dante.
Some days I do feel down or lacking in motivation due to one reason or another. I can’t control how I feel, but I can control how I react to my own feelings. I name them. I sit with them and journal them. Then I get on doing the things that I know make me feel better.
Some days I do feel down or lacking in motivation due to one reason or another. I can’t control how I feel, but I can control how I react to my own feelings. I name them. I sit with them and journal them. Then I get on doing the things that I know make me feel better.
January 23, 2026 at 4:12 PM
Sad boy Dante.
Some days I do feel down or lacking in motivation due to one reason or another. I can’t control how I feel, but I can control how I react to my own feelings. I name them. I sit with them and journal them. Then I get on doing the things that I know make me feel better.
Some days I do feel down or lacking in motivation due to one reason or another. I can’t control how I feel, but I can control how I react to my own feelings. I name them. I sit with them and journal them. Then I get on doing the things that I know make me feel better.
What are you grateful for today?
January 21, 2026 at 7:38 PM
What are you grateful for today?
“You never know how strong you are until being strong is your only choice.” —Bob Marley
Someone once told me that “change occurs when pain outweighs fear” and that always stuck with me. We change when we have to, maybe even are brave when we have to be.
Someone once told me that “change occurs when pain outweighs fear” and that always stuck with me. We change when we have to, maybe even are brave when we have to be.
January 15, 2026 at 9:27 PM
“You never know how strong you are until being strong is your only choice.” —Bob Marley
Someone once told me that “change occurs when pain outweighs fear” and that always stuck with me. We change when we have to, maybe even are brave when we have to be.
Someone once told me that “change occurs when pain outweighs fear” and that always stuck with me. We change when we have to, maybe even are brave when we have to be.
When you get a little too excited about being on a yacht in Greece (and also realize the €30 sunscreen was a fake 🦞
January 14, 2026 at 4:39 PM
When you get a little too excited about being on a yacht in Greece (and also realize the €30 sunscreen was a fake 🦞
“If we never try, we shall never succeed” —Abraham Lincoln
I try daily to be an active participant in my own life, rather than a passive one. I don’t hope that the future I want for myself happens, I make choices every day to try and create that future.
I try daily to be an active participant in my own life, rather than a passive one. I don’t hope that the future I want for myself happens, I make choices every day to try and create that future.
January 11, 2026 at 3:40 PM
“If we never try, we shall never succeed” —Abraham Lincoln
I try daily to be an active participant in my own life, rather than a passive one. I don’t hope that the future I want for myself happens, I make choices every day to try and create that future.
I try daily to be an active participant in my own life, rather than a passive one. I don’t hope that the future I want for myself happens, I make choices every day to try and create that future.
I used to have a mentality of “if I can’t do my whole workout, why bother” but I realized how self-sabotaging that is. Anything is better than nothing, even if it’s just a little.
January 9, 2026 at 8:22 PM
I used to have a mentality of “if I can’t do my whole workout, why bother” but I realized how self-sabotaging that is. Anything is better than nothing, even if it’s just a little.
“Give yourself permission to rest. You don’t have to be everything to everyone.” —Unknown
I always say boundaries are how we love ourselves and tell others how to love us. Good fences make good neighbors.
I always say boundaries are how we love ourselves and tell others how to love us. Good fences make good neighbors.
January 7, 2026 at 8:25 PM
“Give yourself permission to rest. You don’t have to be everything to everyone.” —Unknown
I always say boundaries are how we love ourselves and tell others how to love us. Good fences make good neighbors.
I always say boundaries are how we love ourselves and tell others how to love us. Good fences make good neighbors.
“Feelings come and go like clouds in a windy sky.”
—Thich Nhat Hanh
Feelings are like a storm - you can choose to be outside getting wet or inside and dry observing the storm. You are not your feelings.
—Thich Nhat Hanh
Feelings are like a storm - you can choose to be outside getting wet or inside and dry observing the storm. You are not your feelings.
January 5, 2026 at 9:18 PM
“Feelings come and go like clouds in a windy sky.”
—Thich Nhat Hanh
Feelings are like a storm - you can choose to be outside getting wet or inside and dry observing the storm. You are not your feelings.
—Thich Nhat Hanh
Feelings are like a storm - you can choose to be outside getting wet or inside and dry observing the storm. You are not your feelings.
Lazy Saturday writing
January 3, 2026 at 3:28 PM
Lazy Saturday writing
“What mental health needs is more sunlight, more candor, and more unashamed conversation.” —Glenn Close
I remember when mental health was a thing we just didn’t talk about - it was secret, private, and shameful. The only way we can continue to reduce stigma by talking about it.
I remember when mental health was a thing we just didn’t talk about - it was secret, private, and shameful. The only way we can continue to reduce stigma by talking about it.
January 2, 2026 at 6:31 PM
“What mental health needs is more sunlight, more candor, and more unashamed conversation.” —Glenn Close
I remember when mental health was a thing we just didn’t talk about - it was secret, private, and shameful. The only way we can continue to reduce stigma by talking about it.
I remember when mental health was a thing we just didn’t talk about - it was secret, private, and shameful. The only way we can continue to reduce stigma by talking about it.
December 31, 2025 at 3:39 PM
Courage doesn’t always roar. Sometimes courage is the quiet voice at the end of the day saying, ‘I will try again tomorrow.’” - Mary Anne Radmacher
If all you do is get through the day, that's enough.
If all you do is get through the day, that's enough.
December 29, 2025 at 7:31 PM
Courage doesn’t always roar. Sometimes courage is the quiet voice at the end of the day saying, ‘I will try again tomorrow.’” - Mary Anne Radmacher
If all you do is get through the day, that's enough.
If all you do is get through the day, that's enough.
“Rest and self-care are so important. When you take time to replenish your spirit, it allows you to serve others from the overflow.” —Eleanor Brown
It’s not selfish to prioritize your needs, you have to show up for yourself before you show up for the people around you.
It’s not selfish to prioritize your needs, you have to show up for yourself before you show up for the people around you.
December 26, 2025 at 5:27 PM
“Rest and self-care are so important. When you take time to replenish your spirit, it allows you to serve others from the overflow.” —Eleanor Brown
It’s not selfish to prioritize your needs, you have to show up for yourself before you show up for the people around you.
It’s not selfish to prioritize your needs, you have to show up for yourself before you show up for the people around you.
“Life doesn't make any sense without interdependence. We need each other, and the sooner we learn that the better for us all.” - Erik Erikson
I disagree with those who say we shouldn’t need anyone. We are meant to rely on each other, to support each other. That isn’t weakness, it’s humanity.
I disagree with those who say we shouldn’t need anyone. We are meant to rely on each other, to support each other. That isn’t weakness, it’s humanity.
December 25, 2025 at 4:25 PM
“Life doesn't make any sense without interdependence. We need each other, and the sooner we learn that the better for us all.” - Erik Erikson
I disagree with those who say we shouldn’t need anyone. We are meant to rely on each other, to support each other. That isn’t weakness, it’s humanity.
I disagree with those who say we shouldn’t need anyone. We are meant to rely on each other, to support each other. That isn’t weakness, it’s humanity.
“Healing doesn’t mean the damage never existed. It means the damage no longer controls our lives.” —Unknown
December 23, 2025 at 5:11 PM
“Healing doesn’t mean the damage never existed. It means the damage no longer controls our lives.” —Unknown
I need to get back on a trampoline.
December 21, 2025 at 3:16 PM
I need to get back on a trampoline.
Back to maybe the longest my beard has ever been. Should I grow if back out?
December 19, 2025 at 3:09 PM
Back to maybe the longest my beard has ever been. Should I grow if back out?
You can take the boy out of Texas…
December 18, 2025 at 4:11 PM
You can take the boy out of Texas…