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When Coping Looks Like Success: How High Functioning Masks Childhood Trauma
Jackie's Story: For years, I believed that because I was high-functioning, I didn’t need to do recovery work. I got good grades. I worked...
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4 days ago5 min read


Are You Mistaking Intensity for Intimacy?
Have you ever felt swept away by a relationship full of passion, longing, and emotional highs and lows—only to realize later that it left...
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6 days ago3 min read


Is Your Inner Child Running Your Life?
We all carry younger parts of ourselves into adulthood. These “parts” — often referred to as the Inner Child — hold our early...
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Aug 273 min read


Am I Still Keeping Secrets?
The Heavy Burden of Family Secrets: Why Breaking Silence Heals Generational Trauma In many families touched by trauma, silence becomes...
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Aug 244 min read


“It Wasn’t That Bad” — How Minimizing Keeps Survivors from Healing
One of the most common reasons survivors of childhood trauma delay or avoid healing is the belief that “it wasn’t that bad” or “other...
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Aug 192 min read


Why Facing Painful Memories Feels So Hard: Understanding the Fear Behind Avoiding Childhood Trauma Work
“Why dig up the past if it will only make me feel worse?” This is a question many people silently ask themselves when they consider...
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Aug 44 min read
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