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What Is a Window of Tolerance (And How to Find Yours)
Trauma Therapy Alyssa Kushner, LCSW 12/3/25 Trauma Therapy Alyssa Kushner, LCSW 12/3/25

What Is a Window of Tolerance (And How to Find Yours)

Your nervous system has a natural zone where you can handle stress without overwhelm - it’s called your window of tolerance. In this blog, I also share how trauma impacts it and become more aware of yours.

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Your Body Remembers: The Subtle Ways Trauma Lives in the Nervous System
Trauma Therapy Alyssa Kushner, LCSW 10/16/25 Trauma Therapy Alyssa Kushner, LCSW 10/16/25

Your Body Remembers: The Subtle Ways Trauma Lives in the Nervous System

Have you heard the phrase “the body keeps the score”? Even if you don’t recall every detail, trauma can live in your body and nervous system. Here’s how it shows up - and how healing begins.

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Small moments matter 🫶 sending so much love I see this pattern so often - and I’ve lived it too!! ⁣
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Calling yourself “easygoing” or “low maintenance” can feel like a compliment.⁣
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But if it means you’re constantly swallowing preferences, defaulting what o
For today and tomorrow since many of us will be having chill, cozy, weekends inside. Might as well get your self care on 🧖‍♀️❄️ #selfcare #cozyselfcare #winterselfcare #therapistsofinstagram Self-abandonment is a learned survival strategy.⁣
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For many people-pleasers & high functioning codependents - it once meant staying connected.⁣
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Now it often means feeling anxious, resentful, or invisible in relationships!⁣
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Awareness is the f You don’t have to cut people off to protect yourself, sometimes that’s too rigid and not even what you want ⁣
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You can love someone deeply⁣
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decide how much access they have to your time, energy, and nervous system.⁣
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Boundaries
In addition to physical tiredness, so often it’s also emotional!⁣
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The thing about anxiety and always monitoring other people, anticipating their needs, and waiting for the other shoe to drop (aka hypervigilance) is that you’re chronical If you have been told to sit with stillness, rest more, and enjoy the peace - but you feel deeply anxious, restless or uncomfortable with it, this post and blog is for you!!⁣
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Swipe for reasons why calm can ironically create more anxiety and peace f

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