by Embodied Living Therapy | Oct 30, 2026 | IFS Parts Work
when understanding alone doesn’t lead to change You’ve done a lot of reflection. Maybe years of talk therapy. You understand why you feel anxious, overwhelmed, shut down, or stuck. You might know intellectually that you’re safe, yet your body remains on...
by Embodied Living Therapy | Sep 29, 2026 | Trauma
Most of us have heard of flight, fight, and freeze. Fawning gets mentioned too, but it’s often misunderstood. If you haven’t yet, read this first for an introduction to the fawn response. Here, I want to go a layer deeper, into what makes fawning unique...
by Embodied Living Therapy | Jul 30, 2026 | Trauma
If you’ve spent a majority of your life feeling like you have to hold everything together, control can start to feel less like a choice and more like a necessity. Maybe your calendar is color-coded. You stay busy because slowing down feels uncomfortable....
by Embodied Living Therapy | Jun 30, 2026 | Uncategorized
Do you feel like you have always been good at reading people? You notice the pause before someone answers. The subtle shift in someone’s tone. The change in energy when a room suddenly feels tense. Long before anyone says they are upset, you already know....
by Embodied Living Therapy | Apr 30, 2026 | Uncategorized
Most of the time you love the work you do… But there are days when what you see, hear, or experience can be crushing. The most painful, brutal, or frightening parts of being human are laid out before you. You are surrounded by it every day at work and...
