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How Therapy Can Ease the Weight of Queer and Trans Trauma: Attachment-Focused EMDR
When we talk about attachment wounds in therapy, most people think of early childhood dynamics, moments when caregivers couldn’t show up consistently, or times when love felt conditional. ... Read More
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5 Steps to Talk About Intergenerational Trauma With Your Family
Growing up, my family didn’t talk about painful experiences, we laughed loudly, cooked big meals, prayed hard, and kept secrets even harder. But silence has a cost, and when we don’t ... Read More
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5 Key Benefits of Preventive Trauma Treatment for First Responders
First responders and physicians run toward danger when most of us run away. Yet at the end of the shift, many carry invisible wounds, intrusive memories, disturbing images, flashbacks, ... Read More
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Positive Affirmations Vs. Trauma Therapy
For people struggling with trauma, anxiety, or depression, the journey to healing requires understanding which trauma therapy approaches actually work. Many begin with well-meaning but ... Read More
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Debunking Relationship Myths: Healing Abandonment Wounds with Therapy
Many people believe that unstable relationships stem from “bad choices” in partners or needing to “calm down” and “be more mature.” However, the reality is much more complex. ... Read More
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Can AI Be Your Therapist? The Truth About AI Mental Health
Over the past year, a fascinating new trend has emerged in therapy: clients showing up with advice from AI. And not just surface-level tips, some people are having full-blown therapy-like ... Read More
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ASD Level 1 and Social Anxiety: Why They Often Go Together and How CBT Can Help
What I’ve Learned from Years of Listening Over the years, I have worked with many teens and young adults diagnosed with ASD Level 1 social anxiety. This condition, formerly ... Read More
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Transform Your Core Beliefs: 5 Tips On Breaking Free from Limiting Mental Health Patterns
We all carry stories, internal messages about who we are, what we deserve, and what’s possible for us. Many of these beliefs were formed long before we had the language to ... Read More
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Doomscrolling and News Anxiety: Understanding Their Impact on Your Mental Health
Absorbing the constant stream of startling headlines, news sources, political tensions, and global issues can feel overwhelming some days –– but we often can’t look away. If this ... Read More
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How Reality TV Like Love Island Impacts Body Image and Mental Health
Let’s be honest: Reality television has become America’s not-so-secret obsession. Whether it’s your guilty pleasure after a long day, the background noise while you’re ... Read More
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Navigating the Stages of Therapy: What to Expect During Your First Sessions
Starting therapy might feel like opening a door you’ve been staring at for a long time — equal parts relief, curiosity, and uncertainty. What will it be like? Will your therapist understand ... Read More
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A Roadmap For Parents: 5 Tips to Navigate the Teen Years
POV: Your teenager slams the door loudly and you wonder to yourself what could have possibly happened to that cuddly, chubby-cheeked-child that you once bounced on your lap. The changing ... Read More