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Signs of a One-Sided Relationship: When You’re Always the One Giving
Relationships, Codependency & People-Pleasing Alyssa Kushner, LCSW 2/4/26 Relationships, Codependency & People-Pleasing Alyssa Kushner, LCSW 2/4/26

Signs of a One-Sided Relationship: When You’re Always the One Giving

Always feeling like you’re the one giving more in relationships? Learn the signs of a one-sided relationship, what is just over-giving vs true codependency, and steps to take to create healthier, more balanced connections.

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Why Anxious and Avoidant Partners Attract (And How to Heal Together)
Relationships & Attachment Alyssa Kushner, LCSW 9/18/25 Relationships & Attachment Alyssa Kushner, LCSW 9/18/25

Why Anxious and Avoidant Partners Attract (And How to Heal Together)

Anxious and avoidant partners often feel stuck in a push-pull cycle - craving closeness yet fearing it. Learn why this happens and how to build healthier connection together.

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What Is C-PTSD? Understanding Complex Trauma, Relational Wounds & the Path to Healing
Trauma & Healing Alyssa Kushner, LCSW 5/25/25 Trauma & Healing Alyssa Kushner, LCSW 5/25/25

What Is C-PTSD? Understanding Complex Trauma, Relational Wounds & the Path to Healing

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.

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Understanding Hypervigilance and Anxiety in Relationships: Why You Keep Waiting for Something to Go Wrong
Trauma & Healing Alyssa Kushner, LCSW 4/18/25 Trauma & Healing Alyssa Kushner, LCSW 4/18/25

Understanding Hypervigilance and Anxiety in Relationships: Why You Keep Waiting for Something to Go Wrong

If you’re always monitoring people’s moods, bracing for rejection, or needing constant reassurance - it’s not “just anxiety.” It may be hypervigilance rooted in relational trauma.

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Ahhhh I’m so excited Put It Down is finally here 💕⁣
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If you keep calling it empathy but your nervous system calls it survival…⁣
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It’s because a lot of us were never taught how to not carry everything.⁣
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So we became:⁣
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Mental health isn’t just therapy once a week.⁣
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For me, it’s also movement, acupuncture, nourishing meals, mindfulness, slowing down, supportive relationships, therapy, nervous system care, and learning when to put my phone away. ⁣
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Your nervous system learned to carry weight that was never yours to hold!⁣
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Here are 5 ways I know you’re carrying and absorbing what’s not yours to hold.⁣
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🌸When you can immediately feel the shift in someone’s tone and your body

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