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When You Are Safe But Don't Feel Safe: Understanding the Difficulty of Being Present

When You Are Safe But Don't Feel Safe: Understanding the Difficulty of Being Present

Article | Trauma
I’ve been thinking recently about how difficult it can be to trust the present, even when the present is safe. What happens when the circumstances of our lives change, but parts of us are still living from what we learned we needed to survive? I’ve written about some of these reflections in my latest piece: What Prevents Us from Trusting the Present When the Present Is Safe?
Could It Be PTSD? Signs You Should Not Ignore

Could It Be PTSD? Signs You Should Not Ignore

Article | Trauma
Nightmares, avoidance, irritability, and constant alertness may be more than temporary stress. Discover the key signs of PTSD and when professional support may be needed.
Trauma Is the Unassimilable

Trauma Is the Unassimilable

Article | Trauma
Trauma is more than a painful event—it is an experience that overwhelms the psyche's ability to process and symbolize reality. Drawing on Freud, Lacan, Winnicott, Ferenczi, Bion, Judith Herman, Gabor Maté, and Christopher Bollas, this essay explores trauma, memory, language, dissociation, and healing, arguing that psychoanalysis does not erase trauma but helps transform the way we live with its enduring marks.
Understanding Trauma Survival Mode: Overcoming Numbness and Emotional Rigidity

Understanding Trauma Survival Mode: Overcoming Numbness and Emotional Rigidity

Article | Trauma
Trauma is a deeply distressing experience that overloads your ability to cope, often leaving your nervous system stuck in a constant survival loop. While it commonly causes people to either collapse into feelings of helplessness or harden emotionally to push others away, healing is entirely possible. Utilizing Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) provides structured tools to challenge negative thinking traps, calm anxiety loops, and safely rebuild a sense of personal security and control
Why Your Brain Replays Embarrassing Moments for Years

Why Your Brain Replays Embarrassing Moments for Years

Article | Trauma
This article explores why embarrassing memories can stay with us for years. It explains the psychological mechanisms behind the spotlight effect, emotional memory, and self-criticism, while offering practical strategies to reduce the impact of past mistakes and develop greater self-compassion.
Golden Child, Scapegoat, Invisible Child: The Roles a Narcissistic Parent Assigns

Golden Child, Scapegoat, Invisible Child: The Roles a Narcissistic Parent Assigns

Blog | Trauma
Same house. Same parents. Completely different childhoods. If you grew up with a narcissistic parent, you were given a role before you were old enough to question it. Here's what that cost you.
What Happens to Kids When Mom Is Passive and Dad Is Abusive

What Happens to Kids When Mom Is Passive and Dad Is Abusive

Article | Trauma
You had a kind mom who never raised her voice — yet something always felt broken. Here's why both parents shape your wounds, even when only one did the hurting.
Emotionally Absent Mother: Signs You Had One and How to Start Healing

Emotionally Absent Mother: Signs You Had One and How to Start Healing

Blog | Trauma
Cold, distant, always somewhere else in her mind — and you learned to make yourself small. But that pattern didn't stay in childhood. Here's how it shows up now, and what you can actually do about it.
8 Signs of Childhood Trauma Hidden in the Phrases You Say Every Day

8 Signs of Childhood Trauma Hidden in the Phrases You Say Every Day

Blog | Trauma
The words you say every day might be carrying more weight than you realize. These 8 phrases are quiet but powerful signs that childhood wounds are still shaping your self-worth — and your life.
Mental Health After Trauma: Why Not Everyone Gets PTSD — and What Actually Helps

Mental Health After Trauma: Why Not Everyone Gets PTSD — and What Actually Helps

Article | Trauma
Most people exposed to war don't develop PTSD — but that's not what you hear. Here's what the science actually says about trauma, resilience, and who really needs help.
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