Depersonalization-Derealization Disorder Explained by a Trauma Therapist
Have you ever been going about your day making coffee, answering emails, having conversations but felt like you were watching it all happen from somewhere else? Like you were floating above your own life, present but not really there?
Yoga Poses to Release Trauma in Hips and Support Emotional Healing
Yoga teachers often talk about hips as "storage places" for trauma, but the reality is more nuanced than that. Trauma isn't literally stuffed into your hip muscles like your clothes in a closet. What's actually happening is far more fascinating.
What Taylor Swift’s Eating Disorder Story Teaches About Recovery
When Taylor Swift opened up about her eating disorder in the documentary Miss Americana, it felt like the cultural conversation around body image and eating disorders truly began to shift. This wasn’t just another celebrity confession.
A Step By Step Guide of What to Expect in EMDR Therapy
Here's the reality. Good EMDR treatment moves at YOUR pace, not some predetermined timeline. If you've been hurt by therapists who pushed too hard or told you to "just get over it," this is going to feel different.
Let us walk you through what actually happens, step by step, so you can show up knowing exactly what to expect.
Is EMDR Right for Me? A Guide for Complex Trauma Survivors
You're Googling "is EMDR therapy right for me" at 2 AM again, aren't you?
Listen, I get it.
You've heard about EMDR therapy, maybe from a friend, a podcast, or that one Instagram therapist who actually makes sense.
6 Ways Hyper Independence in Relationships Keeps You Disconnected
You call it "just how I am.”
But, doesn't it sometimes feel lonely in that carefully constructed fortress of self-reliance?
Overfunctioning Trauma Response: The Hidden Burnout
From the outside, you seem capable.
But, inside? You might be quietly unraveling.
That’s not just burnout. That’s the overfunctioning trauma response, a nervous system stuck in overdrive, long after danger has passed.
Is It People Pleasing or Is It a Fawn Trauma Response?
We tend to talk about trauma responses in terms of fight, flight, orfreeze trauma response. But there’s a fourth one we don’t talk about nearly enough, fawn.
What Does It Mean When Someone Is Triggered? Understanding Trauma Responses
"Triggered" has become one of those words that gets thrown around everywhere.
On Instagram captions, in group chats, even as a joke at the dinner table.
But if you’ve lived through trauma, emotional neglect, or a chronically unsafe upbringing, you know that being triggered is anything but funny.
What to Expect in a Trauma-Informed Yoga for Beginners Class
If the idea of yoga makes you feel excited and self-conscious, curious and overwhelmed, welcome! You’re not alone, so many people have a very similar experience.
Maybe you’ve never stepped on a mat because you weren’t sure your body, your anxiety, or your trauma history could actually feel safe in that space.
The Link Between Binge Eating and CPTSD
Understanding the intricate connection between binge eating and complex post-traumatic stress disorder (CPTSD) is crucial in your journey toward healing and recovery
What is Trauma Informed Yoga?
Rather than focusing on perfect poses or performance, it centers choice, consent, and body awareness, creating a space where you’re invited to move at your own pace, stay connected to what feels safe, and rebuild trust in your body over time.
It’s not about “fixing” anything. It’s about offering your body the care, attunement, and autonomy it may not have had before.
The Cycle of Love Bombing, Breadcrumbing and Trauma Bonding
You know that kind of relationship that feels electric at first?
The one that sweeps you up, makes you feel chosen, alive, like maybe this time, finally, you’ve found something real?
But then, almost without warning, it shifts.
The warmth cools.
The attention fades.
And, you’re left holding the thread, trying to make sense of what just happened.
What I Thought Healing Would Be (Thanks, Maladaptive Perfectionism)
Let’s be real: maladaptive perfectionism is like that mother-in-law who shows up uninvited and starts reorganizing your kitchen.
At first, it seems helpful. Motivating, even. You tell yourself, “Well… she means well.”
But next thing you know, everything’s in a “better” place… and you can’t find a damn thing anymore.
5 Ways Yoga Has Supported My Healing
The practice of yoga has offered me so much over the years. It’s hard to imagine myself without the tools I've gained from this practice.
This is not to say that yoga is the magic solution to all of our individual and worldly problems. (I wish it were!)
How to Shut Your Brain Off, According to a Trauma Therapist
But instead of drifting into sleep, your thoughts pick up speed. Suddenly, you’re reviewing every awkward conversation you’ve ever had, planning tomorrow’s to-do list, worrying about things you can’t control, and now it’s 1:42 a.m. and your brain is still going.
Sound familiar?
The Long-Term Consequences of Binge Eating Disorder
Let me start with this… if you’re here, reading this, you’re probably not looking for a list of scary facts. You’ve already lived through enough of that, in your doctor’s office, in your own head, maybe even from the people who were supposed to care for you.
Perfectionism and Trauma: 5 Ways Perfectionism Is Getting in the Way of Healing (And What to Do Instead)
If you’ve been working through recovery, whether from trauma, an eating disorder, or years of feeling like you had to hold it all together, there’s a good chance you’ve bumped into perfectionism.
Binge Restrict Cycle: Types of Restriction in Binge Eating Recovery
When starting the very hard work of normalizing your relationship with food, being curious about how restriction is playing a role in your eating behaviors is one of the most helpful places to start.
Most people don’t equate restriction with all of the eating disorders, but the truth is that restriction is at the foundation of disordered eating, anorexia, bulimia, binge eating disorder and orthorexia (along with many other things!).
How Trauma Affects The Brain and Memories
Many people who have experienced trauma struggle with fragmented memories, intense emotions, and physical sensations they can't explain. Understanding the sciencey, neurobiology of trauma, can provide insights into these experiences and start to clear a path for healing.