About Stacey

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Stacey is an entrepreneur, social worker, mental health professional, and life-long writer. She works as a mental health therapist focusing on treating trauma, including religious trauma; late diagnosed ADHD and autism; and anxiety. She owns and runs her solo therapy private practice, Inspired Happiness Therapy, LLC, located in Ridgeland, Misssissippi. She earned a Master of Social Work from Jackson State University, and a Bachelor of Arts in Social Services from Belhaven University. She has completed post-graduate training in EMDR and IFS for EMDR therapists.

In addition to her private practice, Stacey owns the holistic wellness service Kaya Holistic Wellness, LLC which will be opening in fall 2025. Kaya will focus on providing alternative health services to people and their animal companions (pets.) Stacey has trained in Soul Level Animal Communication with Danielle MacKinnon. She is also trained in Usui Reiki 1 & 2, and will be completing her Reiki master training in summer 2025. Stacey considers herself to be “spiritual not religious” after many years of healing from an evangelical Christian upbringing, which inspired her interest in treating religious trauma. She also owns a tie dye business, 3 Short Dogs, to share her fabric art. 10% of the profits from 3 Short Dogs Tie Dye are donated to animal related charities.

Stacey began writing poetry, fiction, and essays in elementary school. She has written online since 1997 when she created her first website on Geocities. In her 20s, she kept now-defunct journals on the social journaling websites OpenDiary and LiveJournal. Currently she has two Substacks, Holistically Stacey which is focused on her spiritual awakening and growth and Stacey’s Thoughts, where she writes about whatever is on her mind. In addition to Substack, she created the Uncluttering blog to chronicle her 2025 no buy and home decluttering project. Her latest over the top hobby is creating a snow village that replicates the fictional town of Stars Hollow, CT from the television show Gilmore Girls. Stars Hollow Snow Village has an Instagram and YouTube Channel so people can follow along.

She was born in Washington D.C. but grew up in Mississippi. She currently resides in central Mississippi with her longtime partner & spouse Jon and their 3 very spoiled dogs. Stacey identifies as queer and is neurodivergent. She is a pescatarian and animal lover. In her free time, she enjoys being outdoors, hiking, and tending her garden and houseplants. She is also a tattoo enthusiast, a lover of crystals, and a big fan of podcasts. She has a deep appreciation for all music, having trained in Suzuki piano from age 6-17 and guitar from age 15, both of which she has since lapsed from practicing. Most often, you will find her listening to metalcore.


 

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