C-PTSD isn’t just about what happened to you — it’s about what kept happening over time. This blog breaks down the signs of complex trauma, how it shows up in relationships, and how therapy with a trauma-informed EMDR therapist can help you begin healing.

Self-sabotage isn’t about laziness or lack of motivation—it’s often a trauma response. This blog explores the deeper reasons we hold ourselves back and how to heal from the patterns that keep us stuck.

If stillness makes you uneasy, if urgency feels safer than rest, or if you’re always bracing for the next crisis—this blog unpacks how trauma can create an addiction to stress and chaos, and how to begin healing. You’re not “too much”—you’re just in survival mode.

Shame and guilt are emotions that can deeply impact your self-esteem, relationships, and sense of self — especially if you’ve experienced trauma, people-pleasing, perfectionism, or chronic anxiety. In this blog, you'll learn the key differences between shame and guilt, and how to start untangling the patterns that keep you stuck. Plus, practical tips for overcoming toxic shame and unhelpful guilt — so you can rebuild trust with yourself and move toward healing.

Ever feel like you’re always either “too much” or “not enough”? Learn why people-pleasing, perfectionism, and anxious attachment can leave you stuck — and how to start healing from the inside out.

Rescuing can look like helping - but it often leaves you feeling drained, resentful, and over-responsible. In this post, I’ll walk you through how to recognize rescuing vs supporting in relationships, why rescuing happens, and how to start healing these patterns for good.

After years of people-pleasing, it’s common to lose trust in yourself. In this blog, we’ll explore how rebuilding self-trust is a key part of healing - and the steps you can take to reconnect with your needs, your voice, and your self of self.

If you constantly criticize yourself but show endless love and compassion to others, this blog is for you! Many high functioning adults silently struggle with a harsh and loud inner critic - often rooted in old patterns of trauma, perfectionism, people pleasing, or high functioning codependency. In this blog, we’ll explore where your inner critic comes from, what self compassion actually is and how to practice it with tangible strategies.

Do you find yourself anxious, seeking reassurance in your relationships, struggling to be alone, and fearing abandonment? These may be signs you have an anxious attachment style. In this blog, we’ll explore what anxious attachment style really looks like, common signs of it, and how understanding your attachment style can help you create healthier, more secure relationship - which can be done!

Feeling stuck, numb, or disconnected even while "functioning"? You might be experiencing functional freeze — a survival response to chronic stress and trauma. Learn what functional freeze is, signs to look for, and how to start healing.

Ever wonder if you are just stressed or if its something deeper? Stress, anxiety, and overwhelm can look and feel very similar! But understanding the differences is important to help you figure out what to do about it. In this blog, we’ll break down what each one really looks life and feels like and practical steps to take to start feeling more in control again.

When a child is placed in a caregiving or adult like role at a young age, it can impact the way they show up in relationships as adults - feeling responsible for others emotions, neglecting their own needs, and struggling to trust that it’s safe to receive support. In this blog, we will explore what parentification really is and the impact it has.

Hypervigilance refers to the heightened state of awareness, being overly alert of your surroundings, and scanning for threats and danger. Hypervigilance in relationships or anxiety in relationships looks like different and is often a response to relational trauma, attachment issues, or other ways your caregivers parented. It can make it hard to feel safe , connected, or fully present. In this blog, you will learn why hypervigilance develops, how it fuels anxiety in your relationships, and what healing can look like.

Enmeshment is a term that describes a dynamic in a relationship (whether a romantic partner, friend, or family) where you are intertwined with one another in an unhealthy way, with very little to no boundaries, autonomy, and independence. Here are 7 ways (and beliefs) that show enmeshment in relationships.

People pleasing is often seen as being kind - but when it comes at the cost of your own needs, energy, and authenticity it can leave you feeling drained and invisible. In this blog, we’ll explore what people pleasing really is, common signs you may be stuck in these patterns, where it comes from, and how to overcome people pleasing and reconnect with your true self!

Codependency can feel like constantly putting everyone else’s needs before your own - often without even knowing you’re doing it. In this blog, we’ll talk about what codependency really is, where these patterns come from, common signs you might be struggling with it, and how therapy can help you to start healing from it to rebuild a stronger relationship with youself

Relational trauma can leave invisible wounds that impact how you connect, trust, and show up in relationships. In this blog, we will explore what relational trauma is, common signs you might be carrying it, and how healing is possible - even if these patterns have felt present for a long time.

Fawning is a trauma response that often gets overlooked. It shows up as people pleasing, over-apologizing, and putting others needs above your own to stay safe and “keep the peace.” In this blog, we will explore what the fawn response is and looks like, how it develops, and steps to take to heal from it.

Setting boundaries can feel overwhelming and guilt inducing, especially if you are used to putting others first. In this blog, you’ll learn about what boundaries are and 7 practical tips to help you set, communicate, and maintain healthier boundaries - without guilt or second guessing.