Hyper-independence can look like strength from the outside. It can look like the person who handles everything, keeps going, figures things out, rarely asks for help, and seems capable in almost every situation. Other people may see them as responsible, resilient,...
Chronic fear is one of those experiences that can feel deeply real on the inside and hard to convey on the outside. It is not always dramatic. It does not always look like panic. Sometimes it looks like overthinking, scanning, bracing, avoiding, controlling,...
What Dissociation Can Feel Like Dissociation is one of those experiences that can be hard to explain if you have not lived it. Many clients describe it as feeling disconnected from themselves, their bodies, their emotions, or the world around them. Some say it feels...
For many people, the word trauma brings up experiences like violence, abuse, accidents, or disasters. But trauma can also happen in medical settings. It can happen in hospitals, doctors’ offices, emergency rooms, dental chairs, fertility clinics, during surgeries,...
When I sit with clients in the therapy room, one of the things I notice quite often is that trauma is rarely just about what happened – it’s also about what it means to that person. How trauma impacts every individual is different – and that has to be honored....
Most people have heard of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) when learning about symptoms people experience from traumatic events such as being a first responder to a natural disaster, serving in a military operation overseas, or being the victim of a sexual...
