Compass Counseling and Wellness Inc.

🗣️ STARTING NEXT WEEK!

You don’t have to explain your exhaustion here.
You don’t have to “stay positive” here.
And you definitely don’t have to go through MS alone.

Virtual MS Support Group for individuals in Florida & Oregon who are looking for real connection, understanding, support, and hope from people who truly get it.

We’ll talk about:
✨ Identity loss after diagnosis
✨ Burn out & emotional exhaustion
✨ Navigating relationships & feeling misunderstood
✨ Resources & coping tools
✨ Grief, fear, hope, and everything in between

This is a supportive, confidential space to be honest about the hard parts of living with MS — while also building community and encouragement together.

🗓 First Wednesday of each month
🕕 6:00–7:30 PM EST
💻 Virtual (FL & OR residents)
⚠️ Limited spots available

$40 per meeting- pre-pay to reserve your spot!

Facilitated by Bridget Longnecker, LMHC/LPC- MS Fighter 🧡

📧 DM OR Email: [email protected] to join or ask questions.

Chronic illness fatigue isn’t just “being tired.”
It can shift hour to hour, day to day.

This tiredness scale can help you check in with your body and respond with what you actually need, without guilt.

Where are you today? 🤍

Great day spreading mental health awareness at the National Multiple Sclerosis Society walk in Tampa! Big thanks to my favorite MS Team/Dr. Schneider at MS & Neuromuscular Center of Excellence LLC for letting me hang with you today! 

This is the part of chronic illness people don’t talk about enough…

It’s not just the physical symptoms, it’s the quiet grief that shows up in pieces. The things you didn’t choose to lose. The version of life you thought you’d have.

And somehow, you’re still expected to keep going like everything is fine.

If you’ve felt this, you’re not dramatic. You’re grieving.

And you don’t have to do that alone. 🤍

If you are ready for visible support while navigating invisible illness... reach out now!

Your illness doesn’t define you, but I know it shapes your days. I see you, and I appreciate your resilience.

Happy Easter from my family to yours! I hope it’s a safe and enjoyable one! ✝️🐣🩵🐇

Chronic Illness confessions no one talks about:

If this feels a little too familiar… you’re not alone.

Chronic illness and autoimmune conditions don't just affect your body, it affects your identity, your relationships, and how safe you feel in your own life.

You deserve someone who lives it, not just studies it. That’s the part I help people with.

DM me or check the link in my bio if you want support from someone who actually gets it.

www.compasscounselingandwellness.com

How does a "helper" ask for help?

A few years ago, my life turned into a living hell. I went from being an independent business owner and new mom to someone who couldn't bathe her own child or drive a car.

The guilt was suffocating. I kept asking: How am I going to be a mother? How am I going to be a wife? How am I going to support my clients as a therapist?

If you are grieving the "old you," the version of yourself that was strong and capable, I want you to know that your worth isn't tied to your mobility.

I’ve been in those trenches, and I’ve built my practice specifically to support people navigating medical trauma and chronic illness. Let’s find your footing together.

Check out my latest post to connect more:

More Than a Diagnosis: Reclaiming Motherhood and Self After Mobility Loss — Compass Counseling and Wellness Inc. When the World Feels Cold Living with a loss of mobility was a terrifying, humbling season. During those few months, on the rare occasions I left the house, the world felt like a series of obstacles I wasn't meant to cross. I remember dragging my leg through Walmart, my left arm hanging uselessly

Ollie doing some soul searching and trying to remind himself, that even though it’s super fun to bark at everything and run through the house with items he’s not suppose to have.. he must get his mind right and listen better if he wants to start coming to work with mamma next year! 😂🤦🏻‍♀️🐶😍