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Guidelines for Supporting Someone Through a Hard Time: Do’s and Don’ts
When a loved one is struggling, it's natural to want to be helpful. You don't want to see someone you care about in pain, and you don't want to do the wrong thing. During a hard time, it's common to say, Let me know if you need anything! This phrase comes with the...
Understanding and Working Through Emotional Numbness
Do you struggle to "be with" your emotions? Are you overly self-aware but prone to dissociation or emotional numbness? If so, you may resonate with feeling like you're disconnected from others or your own body. You might "have the insight," but feel stuck with moving...
How to Get Out of Your Head: Gentle Guidelines to Reduce Overthinking
How to get out of your head when you’re stuck in a cycle of overthinking can feel impossible. Maybe you replay the same mistakes again and again, or you obsess about what might happen in the future. Either way, this constant stream of inner dialogue can feel...
Bottom-Up Vs. Top-Down Therapy: Understanding the Main Differences
When exploring therapy options, understanding the difference between bottom-up vs top-down approaches can help you choose a path that best meets your needs. Some therapies focus on insight and self-reflection, helping you make sense of your thoughts and patterns....
What is Self-Trust and How Do You Build It?
Have you ever found yourself replaying conversations in your head, wondering if you said the right thing, or wishing someone else would just tell you what to do? You’re not alone. Learning how to build self-trust can feel unfamiliar and even intimidating, especially...
Why Ending Adult Friendships Feels So Painful and Confusing
Finding true connection is one of the greatest gifts in life. Amid all the heartbreak and triumphs you might experience, good friends create and elevate irreplaceable memories. They often act as an anchor when life feels unpredictable or stressful. This is why ending...
What Does a Realistic CPTSD Recovery Look Like?
The trauma recovery journey is highly individualistic, and complex post-traumatic stress disorder (CPTSD) recovery tends to be more nuanced and complicated than single-episode PTSD resolution. While you won't forget or "get over" what happened to you, a true sense of...
Non-Linear Progress in Therapy: How to Understand Change
Non-linear progress in therapy means that personal growth and healing don't happen on a straightforward trajectory. Instead, progress often unfolds in ways that feel unpredictable, choppy, or even sideways Progress in therapy isn’t always neat. Sometimes it looks like...
PTSD Vs CPTSD: Understanding the Similarities and Differences
Trauma impacts everyone differently, and even if you do identify with having some trauma in your past, you may not fully understand its effects or symptoms. Trauma is much more than the "content" of the event itself- instead, it's about how it may uniquely impact your...