The Silent Epidemic: ADHD, Shame, and How Trauma Therapy Helps Heal the Inner Critic For many adults with ADHD, the hardest part isn’t the executive dysfunction — the forgetfulness, the difficulty focusing, the procrastination. It is the crushing weight of shame...
Nature is nurturing. Brain imaging research shows that a one-hour walk in nature decreases activity in the amygdala — the brain region central to threat detection, fear, and the stress responses that often stay elevated after trauma (Sudimac et al., 2022). Trauma work...
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...
When most people hear the word “trauma,” they picture catastrophic events — a car accident, an assault, a natural disaster. These are what clinicians call Big-T traumas: single, clearly identifiable events that overwhelm the nervous system and leave...
You have probably heard people describe themselves as “anxiously attached” or “avoidant.” These terms have entered mainstream culture through social media, dating advice, and pop psychology. But beneath the labels lies a robust body of research...
When Parents Can’t Meet Emotional Needs: Two Perspectives on Emotional Immaturity Most people grow up believing their family life was “normal”, even when something essential was missing. For many adults, that missing piece was emotional connection....
