From a trauma therapist’s lens: what the current research says about people-pleasing as a survival mechanism, and the evidence-based path back to your own needs, boundaries, and voice. Many people arrive in my office describing some version of the same scenario:...
Why Perimenopause Can Feel Harder with a Complex Trauma History From a trauma therapist’s lens: what the research suggests, what it does not prove, and how to support your nervous system through this transition. Many women arrive in therapy during perimenopause...
Why Talk Therapy May Have Felt Like It Didn’t Work for You If you’ve spent months — or years — in therapy and walked away feeling articulate about your problems but not actually different, this post is for you. It’s one of the most common things I...
A breakup can feel like one of the most disorienting experiences a person goes through. Not just sad, physically painful. The kind of pain that sits in the chest, disrupts sleep, makes it hard to eat, and leaves a person feeling like they have lost something far...
