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.
Is It My Intuition or Anxiety? How to Tell the Difference in Relationships
Ever wonder if that gut feeling is intuition or anxiety? This blog helps you tell the difference - especially if you have anxious attachment, hypervigilance, or a trauma history clouding your gut. Learn how your nervous system impacts your sense of trust, and how to build clarity in relationships.
Why You're Addicted to Stress, Chaos, and Drama - and How to Heal
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.
Understanding Hypervigilance and Anxiety in Relationships: Why You Scan for Danger - Even When You’re Safe
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.
What Is Relational Trauma? Understanding the Invisible Wounds That Impact How You Love, Trust, and Relate
Relational trauma and unmet attachment needs 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!
We know the fight-flight-freeze-response, but what is the fawn response?
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.