trauma healing
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Sustainable Weight Loss: How I Lost 20+ lbs. & Kept My Sanity
If there’s one thing our culture has never stopped obsessing over, it’s weight loss. From the early 2000s era of low-rise jeans, Special K diets, and reality shows like The Biggest Loser that glorified shrinking bodies at any cost… all the way to today’s conversations about GLP-1 medications like Ozempic, Mounjaro, and Wegovy—it feels like…
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Post-Accomplishment Depression: You Got What You Wanted—So Why Aren’t You Happy?
So you finally did it, you achieved your goal! Congratulations! Whatever it was, you made it. You should be over the moon, right? So why do you still feel… empty?Why are you lying awake at night wondering why it doesn’t feel the way you thought it would? You’re not broken. You’re not ungrateful. You’re just…
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Emotional Sobriety: How Recovery Goes Deeper Than Abstinence
When you think of addiction recovery, you probably think of abstaining from substances—drugs, alcohol, maybe even things like food, gambling, or shopping. But here’s the truth that no one tells you: The real battle doesn’t end with the substance. It’s not just about staying clean. It’s about what comes after, when you’ve cleaned up the…
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What is Shadow Work, and How Do I Do It?
Within each of us, under the surface that we show to others, is a dark side, or a shadow self just beneath our skin. It sounds like a supervillain origin story when I put it that way, but I’m really just talking about the psychological concept of shadow work. What is Shadow Work? Within the…
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Feel it to Heal it: Why You Can’t Fight Feelings With Logic
Let’s explore the vital distinction between feeling emotions and intellectualizing them, shedding light on the dangers of the latter in achieving genuine emotional healing and wellness. Learn why you need to feel it to heal it. I’ve been in therapy for a long time. Ever since my dad passed away and I started showing symptoms…
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On Generational Trauma: Forging a New Legacy
Learn how generational trauma is passed down and discover the path to breaking the cycle, forging a legacy of resilience. I share a piece of my family’s story with you to demonstrate a tale of resilience and healing that transcends time and generations. An Eternal Pain We had another death in the family recently. It…
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What is Codependency? Healing the Need to Rescue
In the quest for independence and healthier relationships, codependency has been both a survival method and a my own downfall. Join me on a journey to explore the profound lessons it taught me and the liberation that comes with letting go and healing. When you hear the term, “codependency,” what comes to mind? Do you…
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When Nostalgia Meets Trauma: Healing Through Inner Child Work
While we should have been playing, we were instead focused on survival. We contemplate who we might have become if we had the chance to simply play, if life had been uncomplicated, and if we hadn’t carried the weight of the world on our shoulders.
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Living with C-PTSD, Childhood Emotional Neglect, and Shame: A Personal Journey
Let’s talk about Complex Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (C-PTSD), Childhood Emotional Neglect (CEN), and the gripping weight of shame. Explore the origins of these challenges, their wide-ranging effects, and the transformative path towards reclaiming emotional well-being, self-acceptance, and empowerment.