If you’ve struggled with relationships for years, it can start to feel like your patterns are permanent. Maybe you’ve tried to “fix yourself” by being more confident, more independent, more emotionally available, or less reactive. Maybe you’ve read books, listened to podcasts, promised yourself next…
Have you ever been in a relationship where you felt like you were constantly chasing closeness… or constantly trying to escape it? Maybe you want connection more than anything, but when it’s offered, you feel uncomfortable. Or maybe you fall hard, fast, and then panic…
Trauma doesn’t just live in our memories – it also lives in our bodies. Many survivors logically know they are safe, yet still feel on edge, tense, numb, and overwhelmed. You might feel jumpy, disconnected, tight in your chest, or chronically exhausted, even when nothing…
Trauma can leave a deep and lasting impact on a person’s life, and not every therapeutic approach addresses it in the same way. When you walk into a therapy session carrying the weight of past trauma, the way your therapist approaches trauma will shape not…
Complex trauma often lurks in the shadows of the hustle and bustle of everyday life, subtly influencing our thoughts, feelings, and actions. Often, without us even realizing it. In this blog, we will shed light on four ways that complex trauma might be seeping into…
The recent revelations surrounding the case against sexual offender, Jeffery Epstein, have undoubtedly sparked distress. This is especially true for individuals who endured sexual abuse – whether in the form of childhood sexual abuse, sexual exploitation, sexual assault, rape, human trafficking, and/or sexual harassment. As…