The Caralyn Dreyer
@thecaralyndreyer.bsky.social
🎓M.A. in Forensic Psychology | B.S. in Criminal Justice
💛 Writer, Mental Health Recovery Advocate
Mental Health Blogger/Podcaster, & Survivor
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http://caralyndreyer.blogspot.com/
💛 Writer, Mental Health Recovery Advocate
Mental Health Blogger/Podcaster, & Survivor
https://msha.ke/thecaralyndreyer
http://caralyndreyer.blogspot.com/
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Some days, showing up means setting limits. Recovery isn’t about doing more, it’s about honoring your capacity and giving yourself grace.
🎧 Full episode out now on Apple Podcasts + Podbean.
#mentalhealthrecovery #thursdaythoughts #bluesky
🎧 Full episode out now on Apple Podcasts + Podbean.
#mentalhealthrecovery #thursdaythoughts #bluesky
Some days life isn’t fair. Showing up anyway, quietly, steadily, with courage, is its own strength.
#mentalhealth #resilience
#mentalhealth #resilience
December 23, 2025 at 7:28 AM
Some days life isn’t fair. Showing up anyway, quietly, steadily, with courage, is its own strength.
#mentalhealth #resilience
#mentalhealth #resilience
Relapse isn’t failure, it’s part of mental health recovery. Setbacks happen, and each one is a chance to learn and grow. Full episode out now on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and Podbean.
#mentalhealth #mentalwellness
#mentalhealth #mentalwellness
December 22, 2025 at 1:22 PM
Relapse isn’t failure, it’s part of mental health recovery. Setbacks happen, and each one is a chance to learn and grow. Full episode out now on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and Podbean.
#mentalhealth #mentalwellness
#mentalhealth #mentalwellness
One of the biggest lessons I’ve learned this year is how patterns of protection show up with people we encounter.
Sometimes, they cover for each other even when manipulation is obvious. Boundaries speak louder than explanations.
#boundaries #selfawareness
Sometimes, they cover for each other even when manipulation is obvious. Boundaries speak louder than explanations.
#boundaries #selfawareness
December 22, 2025 at 3:24 AM
One of the biggest lessons I’ve learned this year is how patterns of protection show up with people we encounter.
Sometimes, they cover for each other even when manipulation is obvious. Boundaries speak louder than explanations.
#boundaries #selfawareness
Sometimes, they cover for each other even when manipulation is obvious. Boundaries speak louder than explanations.
#boundaries #selfawareness
If being kinder to yourself feels harder than pushing through, you’re not alone. Healing doesn’t always start with softness, sometimes it starts with understanding why softness felt unsafe in the first place. 🤍
#trauma #mentalhealth
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#trauma #mentalhealth
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Why Survivors Struggle With Self-Compassion After Trauma
Understanding shame, self-blame, and the nervous system’s role in healing
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December 22, 2025 at 2:32 AM
If being kinder to yourself feels harder than pushing through, you’re not alone. Healing doesn’t always start with softness, sometimes it starts with understanding why softness felt unsafe in the first place. 🤍
#trauma #mentalhealth
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#trauma #mentalhealth
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The holidays can add pressure we don’t talk about enough. This clip is a reminder that you don’t have to show up at 100%, and protecting your peace is part of caring for your mental health.
Full episode out now on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and Podbean.
#mentalhealthrecovery #holidaystress
Full episode out now on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and Podbean.
#mentalhealthrecovery #holidaystress
December 20, 2025 at 11:11 PM
The holidays can add pressure we don’t talk about enough. This clip is a reminder that you don’t have to show up at 100%, and protecting your peace is part of caring for your mental health.
Full episode out now on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and Podbean.
#mentalhealthrecovery #holidaystress
Full episode out now on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and Podbean.
#mentalhealthrecovery #holidaystress
Overmonitoring thoughts and emotions can quietly increase anxiety in mental health recovery. Learning to trust your process and set healthy boundaries is key. Read more on Substack @TheCaralynDreyer
#mentalhealthrecovery #emotionalwellness
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#mentalhealthrecovery #emotionalwellness
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Over-Monitoring Your Mental Health Can Slow Recovery
Finding Balance Between Awareness and Obsession in Mental Health Recovery
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December 19, 2025 at 7:22 PM
Overmonitoring thoughts and emotions can quietly increase anxiety in mental health recovery. Learning to trust your process and set healthy boundaries is key. Read more on Substack @TheCaralynDreyer
#mentalhealthrecovery #emotionalwellness
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#mentalhealthrecovery #emotionalwellness
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Relapse is a part of mental health recovery, not a failure. In today’s clip from Through the Darkness, I share tips for moving through setbacks with compassion and patience. Full episode available now on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and Podbean.
#mentalhealthrecovery #emotionalwellness
#mentalhealthrecovery #emotionalwellness
December 19, 2025 at 11:11 AM
Relapse is a part of mental health recovery, not a failure. In today’s clip from Through the Darkness, I share tips for moving through setbacks with compassion and patience. Full episode available now on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and Podbean.
#mentalhealthrecovery #emotionalwellness
#mentalhealthrecovery #emotionalwellness
Mental health is often lived quietly, in ways others don’t see. This spotlight features Arilia Winn’s story of reflection and recovery.
Read more on Substack at The Caralyn Dreyer.🔗👇
#mentalhealth #recovery #healing
Read more on Substack at The Caralyn Dreyer.🔗👇
#mentalhealth #recovery #healing
December 18, 2025 at 3:32 PM
Mental health is often lived quietly, in ways others don’t see. This spotlight features Arilia Winn’s story of reflection and recovery.
Read more on Substack at The Caralyn Dreyer.🔗👇
#mentalhealth #recovery #healing
Read more on Substack at The Caralyn Dreyer.🔗👇
#mentalhealth #recovery #healing
Some days, the hardest thing you can do is let yourself simply be. You don’t have to explain or justify yourself, just exist authentically.
#mentalhealth #mentalwellness
#mentalhealth #mentalwellness
December 18, 2025 at 9:19 AM
Some days, the hardest thing you can do is let yourself simply be. You don’t have to explain or justify yourself, just exist authentically.
#mentalhealth #mentalwellness
#mentalhealth #mentalwellness
I recently had the chance to sit down with Jamie on Going Thru W/Jamie to talk about my mental health journey and how the loss of my grandmother in high school shaped my recovery.
Full episode available on Spotify and Apple Podcasts.
#mentalhealth #mentalhealthrecovery
Full episode available on Spotify and Apple Podcasts.
#mentalhealth #mentalhealthrecovery
December 17, 2025 at 8:34 PM
I recently had the chance to sit down with Jamie on Going Thru W/Jamie to talk about my mental health journey and how the loss of my grandmother in high school shaped my recovery.
Full episode available on Spotify and Apple Podcasts.
#mentalhealth #mentalhealthrecovery
Full episode available on Spotify and Apple Podcasts.
#mentalhealth #mentalhealthrecovery
Recovery doesn’t stop when symptoms ease.
This week’s mental health recovery post looks at the emotional work that often follows stability.
Read more on Substack at @thecaralyndreyer
#mentalhealth #mentalhealthrecovery
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Read more on Substack at @thecaralyndreyer
#mentalhealth #mentalhealthrecovery
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December 17, 2025 at 6:29 PM
Recovery doesn’t stop when symptoms ease.
This week’s mental health recovery post looks at the emotional work that often follows stability.
Read more on Substack at @thecaralyndreyer
#mentalhealth #mentalhealthrecovery
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Read more on Substack at @thecaralyndreyer
#mentalhealth #mentalhealthrecovery
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Recovery often shows up in the small, quiet steps. These lessons from this year are a reminder that growth takes time and patience.
#MentalHealthRecovery #HealingJourney
#MentalHealthRecovery #HealingJourney
December 17, 2025 at 10:27 AM
Recovery often shows up in the small, quiet steps. These lessons from this year are a reminder that growth takes time and patience.
#MentalHealthRecovery #HealingJourney
#MentalHealthRecovery #HealingJourney
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Hey parents whose kids don't want to see them over the holidays: Those kids usually have very good reasons and the problem is almost always you.
December 16, 2025 at 10:25 PM
Hey parents whose kids don't want to see them over the holidays: Those kids usually have very good reasons and the problem is almost always you.
Reposted by The Caralyn Dreyer
Just 1 day left to view the on demand replay of my Doctor Who Game Show! All on demand tickets allow you to watch the show any time day or night up to and including December 17th.
#DoctorWho
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#DoctorWho
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Doctor Who Game Show ON DEMAND Replay | Michael Broussard Arts
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December 16, 2025 at 11:50 AM
Just 1 day left to view the on demand replay of my Doctor Who Game Show! All on demand tickets allow you to watch the show any time day or night up to and including December 17th.
#DoctorWho
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#DoctorWho
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Relapse in mental health recovery isn’t failure, it’s information. Setbacks show where care and support are needed. Full episode out now on Podbean, Apple Podcasts & Spotify.
#MentalHealth #Recovery
#MentalHealth #Recovery
December 16, 2025 at 11:36 AM
Relapse in mental health recovery isn’t failure, it’s information. Setbacks show where care and support are needed. Full episode out now on Podbean, Apple Podcasts & Spotify.
#MentalHealth #Recovery
#MentalHealth #Recovery
Low-pressure coping tools can help support mental health during busy or overwhelming weeks. Small, intentional practices often make the biggest difference.
#mentalhealth #copingstrategies
#mentalhealth #copingstrategies
December 15, 2025 at 4:02 PM
Low-pressure coping tools can help support mental health during busy or overwhelming weeks. Small, intentional practices often make the biggest difference.
#mentalhealth #copingstrategies
#mentalhealth #copingstrategies
Relapse in mental health recovery can feel isolating, but it’s often part of long-term mental health recovery.
In this episode, I talk honestly about what relapse can look like and how to keep going with compassion.
#mentalhealthrecovery #healingjourney
In this episode, I talk honestly about what relapse can look like and how to keep going with compassion.
#mentalhealthrecovery #healingjourney
December 15, 2025 at 12:55 PM
Relapse in mental health recovery can feel isolating, but it’s often part of long-term mental health recovery.
In this episode, I talk honestly about what relapse can look like and how to keep going with compassion.
#mentalhealthrecovery #healingjourney
In this episode, I talk honestly about what relapse can look like and how to keep going with compassion.
#mentalhealthrecovery #healingjourney
Chapter 2 is taking shape.
Recovery changes how you tell your story, and I’m learning to write from where I actually am, not where I think I should be.
#mentalhealthrecovery #healingjourney #traumarecovery #writingprocess #mentalwellness
Recovery changes how you tell your story, and I’m learning to write from where I actually am, not where I think I should be.
#mentalhealthrecovery #healingjourney #traumarecovery #writingprocess #mentalwellness
December 14, 2025 at 8:12 PM
Chapter 2 is taking shape.
Recovery changes how you tell your story, and I’m learning to write from where I actually am, not where I think I should be.
#mentalhealthrecovery #healingjourney #traumarecovery #writingprocess #mentalwellness
Recovery changes how you tell your story, and I’m learning to write from where I actually am, not where I think I should be.
#mentalhealthrecovery #healingjourney #traumarecovery #writingprocess #mentalwellness
Trauma recovery is exhausting in ways most people never see.
If you’re tired, it doesn’t mean you’re failing, it means you’re healing.
#traumarecovery #mentalhealth
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If you’re tired, it doesn’t mean you’re failing, it means you’re healing.
#traumarecovery #mentalhealth
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The Emotional Exhaustion Nobody Talks About: When Healing Feels Like a Second Full-Time Job
How trauma reshapes your energy, your limits, and the way you relate to yourself.
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December 14, 2025 at 4:06 PM
Trauma recovery is exhausting in ways most people never see.
If you’re tired, it doesn’t mean you’re failing, it means you’re healing.
#traumarecovery #mentalhealth
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If you’re tired, it doesn’t mean you’re failing, it means you’re healing.
#traumarecovery #mentalhealth
medium.com/@thecaralynd...
December 14, 2025 at 12:08 PM
Sometimes it feels like everyone is copying what works. But nothing shines if it isn’t rooted in your own choices and your own path.
#authenticity #mentalhealthrecovery
#authenticity #mentalhealthrecovery
December 13, 2025 at 10:26 AM
Sometimes it feels like everyone is copying what works. But nothing shines if it isn’t rooted in your own choices and your own path.
#authenticity #mentalhealthrecovery
#authenticity #mentalhealthrecovery
Some weeks feel heavier than others. If this was one of those weeks, take a moment to notice the small wins and give yourself credit for making it through.
#mentalhealth #selfcompassion
#mentalhealth #selfcompassion
December 12, 2025 at 11:08 AM
Some weeks feel heavier than others. If this was one of those weeks, take a moment to notice the small wins and give yourself credit for making it through.
#mentalhealth #selfcompassion
#mentalhealth #selfcompassion
Happy Thursday Everyone ☀️
Here’s your reminder that you’re allowed to grow at your own pace, rest when you need to, and honor the version of you who’s trying their best. You’re doing more beautifully than you think.
Here’s your reminder that you’re allowed to grow at your own pace, rest when you need to, and honor the version of you who’s trying their best. You’re doing more beautifully than you think.
December 11, 2025 at 12:37 PM
Happy Thursday Everyone ☀️
Here’s your reminder that you’re allowed to grow at your own pace, rest when you need to, and honor the version of you who’s trying their best. You’re doing more beautifully than you think.
Here’s your reminder that you’re allowed to grow at your own pace, rest when you need to, and honor the version of you who’s trying their best. You’re doing more beautifully than you think.
Next Tuesday, a new episode of Through the Darkness: A Mental Recovery Podcast drops!
I’m talking about relapse in mental health recovery, why setbacks happen and how to keep moving forward.
#mentalhealth #selfcompassion
I’m talking about relapse in mental health recovery, why setbacks happen and how to keep moving forward.
#mentalhealth #selfcompassion
December 9, 2025 at 5:22 PM
Next Tuesday, a new episode of Through the Darkness: A Mental Recovery Podcast drops!
I’m talking about relapse in mental health recovery, why setbacks happen and how to keep moving forward.
#mentalhealth #selfcompassion
I’m talking about relapse in mental health recovery, why setbacks happen and how to keep moving forward.
#mentalhealth #selfcompassion
Winter can quietly drain your energy and motivation. ❄️ Be gentle with yourself, small steps still count.
#mentalhealth #selfcompassion
#mentalhealth #selfcompassion
December 9, 2025 at 11:23 AM
Winter can quietly drain your energy and motivation. ❄️ Be gentle with yourself, small steps still count.
#mentalhealth #selfcompassion
#mentalhealth #selfcompassion