Love First
Reflections for Healing, Boundaries, and Becoming Whole
Start There. Always.
Interactive Workbook & Reflection Guide
Donna Reid-Washington, Author
This workbook isn’t just a collection of readings - it’s a mirror, a map, and a starting point. Each chapter explores a common struggle on the journey to healing, wholeness, and self-compassion. From self-worth to boundaries, from forgiveness to letting go—each reflection was written to help you connect with yourself and the world around you.
By exploring which reflections resonate with you most, you’ll come to your first appointment with clarity and intention. You’ll already have language for what’s alive in you, and together we can dive deeper from there.
*Required workbook for all new counseling clients.
Before the World Told You
Writings for the One Remembering Who They Are
Because you were always enough.
Donna Reid-Washington, Author
felt like you had to earn your worth
forgotten how to trust your own voice
carried everyone else’s needs but silenced your own
been told you were too much or not enough.
This is a book of remembering. Of unlearning. Of softening back into the truth that was always there.
Each reflection is a doorway. Step into whichever one your heart needs today. Some will feel like exhale. Others will feel like truth tapping on your shoulder. All are meant to be read with tenderness.
You don’t need credentials to matter. You don’t need permission to heal. You don’t need to be perfect to begin. Whether you are grieving, awakening, protecting, or reclaiming - you are welcome here.
Let this book meet you where you are. Let these words remind you of where you’ve always belonged.
This book is for you if you’ve ever…
“Donna Said”
An Illustrated Self Help Journey
Donna Reid-Washington, Author
Imagine having a compact guide filled with insightful tips, valuable tools, and uplifting advice from a seasoned professional counselor, designed to navigate the complexities of being human.
Introducing this very book!
Embark on an illustrated journey through thoughts and practices that will enhance your life, fostering greater joy, self-worth, and love along the way.
Get ready to be inspired, challenged, and ultimately transformed as you set out on a path toward empowerment.
“Change comes when you let go of old habits”
About Author Donna Reid-Washington
Donna Reid-Washington MHS, LPC has 20+ years of experience as a licensed, professional counselor and is a recognized self-help and counseling expert. Donna’s mission is to help individuals cultivate self-love, retrain their minds, and navigate life’s challenges positively.
A native of Washington, DC, Donna received her master’s degree from Lincoln University in Pennsylvania and is licensed in the District of Columbia.
Donna’s counseling approach centers on person-centered therapy, following Carl Rogers’ Theory of Personality, which emphasizes inherent positivity in individuals – he/she is a trustworthy organism. Utilizing this client-centered and eclectic approach, Donna identifies possibilities, purpose, and potential in her clients. By understanding their unique perspectives on the issue they face, and their emotional responses, she tailors therapeutic strategies to suit their needs.