Seshio
@seshiofolk.bsky.social
Therapy that takes your problems seriously 🧠
Licensed providers in OR/CO/NM/WA + nationwide. Mental health care without toxic positivity. Real support for real struggles.
https://www.seshio.org
Licensed providers in OR/CO/NM/WA + nationwide. Mental health care without toxic positivity. Real support for real struggles.
https://www.seshio.org
Your brain isn't broken. It's just untrained.
ADHD myths we're still fighting: "just for kids," "just laziness," "only hyper boys."
New myths: "everyone's a little ADHD," "TikTok symptoms = diagnosis."
Let's separate the hype from the neurodiversity.
ADHD myths we're still fighting: "just for kids," "just laziness," "only hyper boys."
New myths: "everyone's a little ADHD," "TikTok symptoms = diagnosis."
Let's separate the hype from the neurodiversity.
November 13, 2025 at 11:26 AM
Your brain isn't broken. It's just untrained.
ADHD myths we're still fighting: "just for kids," "just laziness," "only hyper boys."
New myths: "everyone's a little ADHD," "TikTok symptoms = diagnosis."
Let's separate the hype from the neurodiversity.
ADHD myths we're still fighting: "just for kids," "just laziness," "only hyper boys."
New myths: "everyone's a little ADHD," "TikTok symptoms = diagnosis."
Let's separate the hype from the neurodiversity.
What makes a good therapist for you?
Not a good therapist in general. Not what Instagram says. For you specifically—what matters? What's your green flag? What's a dealbreaker?
Let's hear it. Your answer might help someone else figure out what they need.
Not a good therapist in general. Not what Instagram says. For you specifically—what matters? What's your green flag? What's a dealbreaker?
Let's hear it. Your answer might help someone else figure out what they need.
November 12, 2025 at 3:23 PM
What makes a good therapist for you?
Not a good therapist in general. Not what Instagram says. For you specifically—what matters? What's your green flag? What's a dealbreaker?
Let's hear it. Your answer might help someone else figure out what they need.
Not a good therapist in general. Not what Instagram says. For you specifically—what matters? What's your green flag? What's a dealbreaker?
Let's hear it. Your answer might help someone else figure out what they need.
Starting therapy? First month isn't about breakthroughs. It's about building safety, learning patterns, and setting your pace.
Progress shows up as subtle shifts—better sleep, less self-blame—before the big stuff moves. You're not behind. You're just starting.
Progress shows up as subtle shifts—better sleep, less self-blame—before the big stuff moves. You're not behind. You're just starting.
November 11, 2025 at 6:20 PM
Starting therapy? First month isn't about breakthroughs. It's about building safety, learning patterns, and setting your pace.
Progress shows up as subtle shifts—better sleep, less self-blame—before the big stuff moves. You're not behind. You're just starting.
Progress shows up as subtle shifts—better sleep, less self-blame—before the big stuff moves. You're not behind. You're just starting.
Shadow work isn't about your "dark side." It's about integrating the parts you've been taught to hide.
What's suppressed doesn't disappear—it shows up as tension, reactivity, patterns. Healing isn't about cutting those parts off. It's about bringing them back.
What's suppressed doesn't disappear—it shows up as tension, reactivity, patterns. Healing isn't about cutting those parts off. It's about bringing them back.
November 10, 2025 at 3:17 PM
Shadow work isn't about your "dark side." It's about integrating the parts you've been taught to hide.
What's suppressed doesn't disappear—it shows up as tension, reactivity, patterns. Healing isn't about cutting those parts off. It's about bringing them back.
What's suppressed doesn't disappear—it shows up as tension, reactivity, patterns. Healing isn't about cutting those parts off. It's about bringing them back.
Burnout looks calmer when it rains.
The "laid-back PNW" myth tells people they should be fine in a place this beautiful. But still waters don't mean still minds. Regional stereotypes don't erase struggle—they just make it harder to name.
The "laid-back PNW" myth tells people they should be fine in a place this beautiful. But still waters don't mean still minds. Regional stereotypes don't erase struggle—they just make it harder to name.
November 9, 2025 at 5:45 PM
Burnout looks calmer when it rains.
The "laid-back PNW" myth tells people they should be fine in a place this beautiful. But still waters don't mean still minds. Regional stereotypes don't erase struggle—they just make it harder to name.
The "laid-back PNW" myth tells people they should be fine in a place this beautiful. But still waters don't mean still minds. Regional stereotypes don't erase struggle—they just make it harder to name.
Integration over elimination.
Healing isn't about cutting parts of yourself off. It's about listening to what they're trying to say.
Your body remembers. Systems shape you. Community holds you. Real therapy integrates all three.
Healing isn't about cutting parts of yourself off. It's about listening to what they're trying to say.
Your body remembers. Systems shape you. Community holds you. Real therapy integrates all three.
November 7, 2025 at 2:57 PM
Integration over elimination.
Healing isn't about cutting parts of yourself off. It's about listening to what they're trying to say.
Your body remembers. Systems shape you. Community holds you. Real therapy integrates all three.
Healing isn't about cutting parts of yourself off. It's about listening to what they're trying to say.
Your body remembers. Systems shape you. Community holds you. Real therapy integrates all three.
Drowning in mental health awareness content that's just toxic positivity with a therapy rebrand? Here's our anti-wellness reading list: books that tell the actual truth about stress, systems, and who profits from your "self-improvement." 📚
November 6, 2025 at 12:37 PM
Drowning in mental health awareness content that's just toxic positivity with a therapy rebrand? Here's our anti-wellness reading list: books that tell the actual truth about stress, systems, and who profits from your "self-improvement." 📚
Sometimes you can understand your trauma perfectly and still feel stuck in your body.
That's because trauma doesn't live only in your thoughts—it lives in your nervous system.
Somatic therapy works where talk therapy can't always reach. Your body gets a vote in how you heal.
That's because trauma doesn't live only in your thoughts—it lives in your nervous system.
Somatic therapy works where talk therapy can't always reach. Your body gets a vote in how you heal.
November 5, 2025 at 2:52 PM
Sometimes you can understand your trauma perfectly and still feel stuck in your body.
That's because trauma doesn't live only in your thoughts—it lives in your nervous system.
Somatic therapy works where talk therapy can't always reach. Your body gets a vote in how you heal.
That's because trauma doesn't live only in your thoughts—it lives in your nervous system.
Somatic therapy works where talk therapy can't always reach. Your body gets a vote in how you heal.
Therapy myth: "Good therapy should feel comfortable all the time."
Reality: Growth lives at the edge of discomfort. Sometimes good therapy feels hard—but there's a difference between being challenged and being harmed.
You deserve both safety and growth.
Reality: Growth lives at the edge of discomfort. Sometimes good therapy feels hard—but there's a difference between being challenged and being harmed.
You deserve both safety and growth.
November 4, 2025 at 5:49 PM
Therapy myth: "Good therapy should feel comfortable all the time."
Reality: Growth lives at the edge of discomfort. Sometimes good therapy feels hard—but there's a difference between being challenged and being harmed.
You deserve both safety and growth.
Reality: Growth lives at the edge of discomfort. Sometimes good therapy feels hard—but there's a difference between being challenged and being harmed.
You deserve both safety and growth.
Not every seed becomes a harvest. Not every bloom lasts. Growth can be quiet, hidden, tired.
October asks: what actually took root? Boundaries? Rest? A shift in perspective?
Notice what grew—even if it's messy or incomplete.
October asks: what actually took root? Boundaries? Rest? A shift in perspective?
Notice what grew—even if it's messy or incomplete.
November 3, 2025 at 4:46 PM
Not every seed becomes a harvest. Not every bloom lasts. Growth can be quiet, hidden, tired.
October asks: what actually took root? Boundaries? Rest? A shift in perspective?
Notice what grew—even if it's messy or incomplete.
October asks: what actually took root? Boundaries? Rest? A shift in perspective?
Notice what grew—even if it's messy or incomplete.
You don't heal from grief by forgetting. You heal by remembering in ways that keep you connected. 🕯️
Start with Chavela Vargas "La Llorona," add Juan Gabriel's "Amor Eterno," end with cumbia. Let grief + joy share space. 🌼
Start with Chavela Vargas "La Llorona," add Juan Gabriel's "Amor Eterno," end with cumbia. Let grief + joy share space. 🌼
November 2, 2025 at 1:39 PM
You don't heal from grief by forgetting. You heal by remembering in ways that keep you connected. 🕯️
Start with Chavela Vargas "La Llorona," add Juan Gabriel's "Amor Eterno," end with cumbia. Let grief + joy share space. 🌼
Start with Chavela Vargas "La Llorona," add Juan Gabriel's "Amor Eterno," end with cumbia. Let grief + joy share space. 🌼
Idea: Make a playlist of songs that validate your feelings without trying to fix them. Because sometimes "it's gonna be okay" isn't what you need to hear. Sometimes you need "yeah, this is legitimately hard." 🎧
November 1, 2025 at 6:01 PM
Idea: Make a playlist of songs that validate your feelings without trying to fix them. Because sometimes "it's gonna be okay" isn't what you need to hear. Sometimes you need "yeah, this is legitimately hard." 🎧
October lessons: Masking isn't always bad (it's often survival). "Fun" can be exhausting. Authenticity ≠ exposure. Integration > performance. Wellness culture is often anti-wellness. Validation > rushing to solutions. You're not a problem to fix. 👻
October 31, 2025 at 9:06 PM
October lessons: Masking isn't always bad (it's often survival). "Fun" can be exhausting. Authenticity ≠ exposure. Integration > performance. Wellness culture is often anti-wellness. Validation > rushing to solutions. You're not a problem to fix. 👻
Halloween question: which "costumed" part of you only gets airtime one night a year? Your anger? Your chaos? Your gender that doesn't fit boxes? Integration > performance. Let the hidden parts breathe. They showed up for good reasons. 🎃
October 31, 2025 at 4:08 PM
Halloween question: which "costumed" part of you only gets airtime one night a year? Your anger? Your chaos? Your gender that doesn't fit boxes? Integration > performance. Let the hidden parts breathe. They showed up for good reasons. 🎃
Halloween "fun" feeling more like work? Here's your survival list: Skip the party (it's capacity management, not failure). Rest after crowds (it's regulation, not laziness). Keep it low-key (full sentence, no elaboration needed). You belong even when you're quiet. 🎃
October 31, 2025 at 10:55 AM
Halloween "fun" feeling more like work? Here's your survival list: Skip the party (it's capacity management, not failure). Rest after crowds (it's regulation, not laziness). Keep it low-key (full sentence, no elaboration needed). You belong even when you're quiet. 🎃
Costume season + social anxiety = already performing one character, now you need a literal costume too. Here's your field guide for showing up half-masked, quiet, unsure—and still belonging. You don't need maximum energy to deserve to be there. 🎃
October 30, 2025 at 8:47 PM
Costume season + social anxiety = already performing one character, now you need a literal costume too. Here's your field guide for showing up half-masked, quiet, unsure—and still belonging. You don't need maximum energy to deserve to be there. 🎃
Halloween masks are temporary. The ones we wear every day to survive work/family/society? Those are the ones that quietly cost us our sense of self. Therapy helps you figure out which masks are protective vs which ones are just… expensive. 🎭
October 30, 2025 at 7:22 PM
Halloween masks are temporary. The ones we wear every day to survive work/family/society? Those are the ones that quietly cost us our sense of self. Therapy helps you figure out which masks are protective vs which ones are just… expensive. 🎭
when to go to the ER for mental health:
active suicide plan with intent RIGHT NOW
psychosis causing dangerous behavior
already harmed yourself, need medical care
severe mania with no judgment
when to call 988 instead:
suicidal thoughts but no immediate plan
emotional crisis but not immediate need
active suicide plan with intent RIGHT NOW
psychosis causing dangerous behavior
already harmed yourself, need medical care
severe mania with no judgment
when to call 988 instead:
suicidal thoughts but no immediate plan
emotional crisis but not immediate need
October 21, 2025 at 9:50 PM
when to go to the ER for mental health:
active suicide plan with intent RIGHT NOW
psychosis causing dangerous behavior
already harmed yourself, need medical care
severe mania with no judgment
when to call 988 instead:
suicidal thoughts but no immediate plan
emotional crisis but not immediate need
active suicide plan with intent RIGHT NOW
psychosis causing dangerous behavior
already harmed yourself, need medical care
severe mania with no judgment
when to call 988 instead:
suicidal thoughts but no immediate plan
emotional crisis but not immediate need
sunday scaries = your brain analyzing every pattern from last week and predicting seventeen disasters for tomorrow
interrupt it: change physical state, set specific "worry time" (Monday 9am), do something focus-heavy, name it out loud
don't let anxiety run your Sunday.
interrupt it: change physical state, set specific "worry time" (Monday 9am), do something focus-heavy, name it out loud
don't let anxiety run your Sunday.
October 19, 2025 at 3:44 PM
sunday scaries = your brain analyzing every pattern from last week and predicting seventeen disasters for tomorrow
interrupt it: change physical state, set specific "worry time" (Monday 9am), do something focus-heavy, name it out loud
don't let anxiety run your Sunday.
interrupt it: change physical state, set specific "worry time" (Monday 9am), do something focus-heavy, name it out loud
don't let anxiety run your Sunday.
first therapy session checklist:
what brought you here (no perfect speech needed)
your hopes, even vague ones
current meds
expect to feel nervous
what you DON'T need: everything figured out, perfect story, to impress anyone
bring your messy human self—that's who therapy's for
what brought you here (no perfect speech needed)
your hopes, even vague ones
current meds
expect to feel nervous
what you DON'T need: everything figured out, perfect story, to impress anyone
bring your messy human self—that's who therapy's for
October 17, 2025 at 10:38 PM
first therapy session checklist:
what brought you here (no perfect speech needed)
your hopes, even vague ones
current meds
expect to feel nervous
what you DON'T need: everything figured out, perfect story, to impress anyone
bring your messy human self—that's who therapy's for
what brought you here (no perfect speech needed)
your hopes, even vague ones
current meds
expect to feel nervous
what you DON'T need: everything figured out, perfect story, to impress anyone
bring your messy human self—that's who therapy's for
School stress + executive dysfunction = brutal combo. 🧠📚
Executive function ≠ willpower. It’s about planning, time, memory, emotion regulation.
Tools that actually help:
⏲️ Visual timers
👯 Body doubling
📱 Gamified task apps
📝 Micro-steps
www.seshio.org/team-seshio/
Executive function ≠ willpower. It’s about planning, time, memory, emotion regulation.
Tools that actually help:
⏲️ Visual timers
👯 Body doubling
📱 Gamified task apps
📝 Micro-steps
www.seshio.org/team-seshio/
October 16, 2025 at 2:31 PM
School stress + executive dysfunction = brutal combo. 🧠📚
Executive function ≠ willpower. It’s about planning, time, memory, emotion regulation.
Tools that actually help:
⏲️ Visual timers
👯 Body doubling
📱 Gamified task apps
📝 Micro-steps
www.seshio.org/team-seshio/
Executive function ≠ willpower. It’s about planning, time, memory, emotion regulation.
Tools that actually help:
⏲️ Visual timers
👯 Body doubling
📱 Gamified task apps
📝 Micro-steps
www.seshio.org/team-seshio/
4 providers on handling transition anxiety:
brain dump everything (jessica)
proactive body care in neuro-spicy household (mia)
consistency anchors + channel the zingy energy (meredith)
sunlight for hormone regulation (marissa)
all different. all valid. what does YOUR system need?
brain dump everything (jessica)
proactive body care in neuro-spicy household (mia)
consistency anchors + channel the zingy energy (meredith)
sunlight for hormone regulation (marissa)
all different. all valid. what does YOUR system need?
October 15, 2025 at 9:26 PM
4 providers on handling transition anxiety:
brain dump everything (jessica)
proactive body care in neuro-spicy household (mia)
consistency anchors + channel the zingy energy (meredith)
sunlight for hormone regulation (marissa)
all different. all valid. what does YOUR system need?
brain dump everything (jessica)
proactive body care in neuro-spicy household (mia)
consistency anchors + channel the zingy energy (meredith)
sunlight for hormone regulation (marissa)
all different. all valid. what does YOUR system need?
OCD Awareness Week 🧠💥
OCD ≠ “I like clean spaces.”
It can mean:
🔒 Checking locks 30 times
⚖️ Needing symmetry until it “feels right”
🧠 Existential spirals about reality
😨 Unwanted harm thoughts you’d never act on
It’s more than hand-washing. www.seshio.org
OCD ≠ “I like clean spaces.”
It can mean:
🔒 Checking locks 30 times
⚖️ Needing symmetry until it “feels right”
🧠 Existential spirals about reality
😨 Unwanted harm thoughts you’d never act on
It’s more than hand-washing. www.seshio.org
October 15, 2025 at 1:45 PM
OCD Awareness Week 🧠💥
OCD ≠ “I like clean spaces.”
It can mean:
🔒 Checking locks 30 times
⚖️ Needing symmetry until it “feels right”
🧠 Existential spirals about reality
😨 Unwanted harm thoughts you’d never act on
It’s more than hand-washing. www.seshio.org
OCD ≠ “I like clean spaces.”
It can mean:
🔒 Checking locks 30 times
⚖️ Needing symmetry until it “feels right”
🧠 Existential spirals about reality
😨 Unwanted harm thoughts you’d never act on
It’s more than hand-washing. www.seshio.org
Neuroaffirming care means honoring neurodivergent brains as valid and valuable — not problems to be fixed. 🧠🌱
What does neuroaffirming mean to you? www.seshio.org
What does neuroaffirming mean to you? www.seshio.org
October 14, 2025 at 10:42 PM
Neuroaffirming care means honoring neurodivergent brains as valid and valuable — not problems to be fixed. 🧠🌱
What does neuroaffirming mean to you? www.seshio.org
What does neuroaffirming mean to you? www.seshio.org
Healing grows through humility, reciprocity, and repair. This Indigenous Peoples’ Day, we reflect on how therapy must decolonize: centering Indigenous voices, resisting extractive systems, and building care for the common good. 🌱 www.seshio.org
October 14, 2025 at 7:41 PM
Healing grows through humility, reciprocity, and repair. This Indigenous Peoples’ Day, we reflect on how therapy must decolonize: centering Indigenous voices, resisting extractive systems, and building care for the common good. 🌱 www.seshio.org