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Find a list of resources to start you on your recovery journey: The Cost of Being ‘Nice’ - by Dr. Samantha Morel Nice Girls vs. Kind...

—what matters is the overall pattern and how much it affects functioning, boundaries, and emotional safety. How Codependency is Different From Healthy Care Healthy caring: Includes mutuality Has boundaries Allows both people to have needs Doesn’t require self-abandonment Codependency: Is one-sided Relies on fixing, rescuing, or managing Requires shrinking yourself Often involves guilt, fear, or obligation Gentle Self-Check Questions ❤️ About You Do I put myself last so often

If you’ve lost friends, partners or family members, whether through death, emotional disconnection, estrangement, or abandonment November-December can feel like a spotlight on that absence. CPTSD complicates grief because: Trauma can freeze memories in time The body remembers anniversaries, smells, and songs People may grieve not just who they lost, but who they never had It’s common to experience: Sudden sadness Irritability Emotional fog Waves of longing mixed with resentme

Hello all, just wanted to share some book recommendations- some fun and others for growth purposes. Spooky and Insightful 'Salem's Lot' Stephen King 'Witchcraft for Wayward Girls' Grady Hendrix Growth 'Inside Out Journal'- If you struggle with journaling and could use support with prompts 'Getting Past Your Past' -Francine Shapiro

Understanding the Verbal Processor: How Talking Out Loud Can Help You Think - Connected Brain Counseling https://connectedbraincounseling...

One of the hardest parts of the therapy process can be a new awareness of how the past has affected our lives today. Recognizing that we...

A sometimes neglected aspect of our total wellbeing can be our spiritual health. While emotional health focuses on understanding,...

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Feeling Resentful After constantly putting others first, you start to feel burnt out or resentful. You may feel like you're doing...

At its core, the concierge medicine definition is as follows: Concierge medicine is an alternative primary care model built on a better...

Excerpt from Energy Rising: FAWN. Fawn occurs when you get activated and try to people-please not because you want to but because you...

Emotional Power- Energy Rising: The Neuroscience of Leading with Emotional Power https://a.co/d/29LVyp9 Building Inner Strength-...

Focus on what you can control. It may be small at first, just one day of walking in nature instead of being on screens. One choice...

The distinctions that keep our relationships healthy This topic comes up often in sessions since relationships are a huge part of our...

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When an individual is in a dangerous environment for a prolonged period of time without the means to protect themselves, they develop...

The root chakra, also known as Muladhara, forms the foundation of our energy system. It governs our sense of safety, stability, and connection to the physical world. When balanced, it supports confidence, groundedness, and a feeling of security. When out of balance, it can lead to anxiety, fear, or feeling disconnected from reality. This post explores the root chakra in detail and offers practical resources and techniques to help you restore and maintain its balance. Red root

Ending therapy is a personal decision that both you and your therapist can discuss together or you can decide on your own the time is...