Therapy Blog
Thoughts from a therapist on anxiety, trauma, embodied living, and mental health
What Is the Fawn Response? Understanding People-Pleasing as a Trauma Response
Most of us have heard of the body’s stress responses: fight, flight, or freeze. These are the ways our nervous system reacts to danger or overwhelm, either by confronting it, escaping it, or...
6 Reasons Rest Feels Like a Threat: the Anxiety Behind Slowing Down
For many of us rest feels like a threat, but that anxiety has roots. Let’s break down six reasons why rest can feel uncomfortable.
If You’re Overthinking, You’re Likely Under-Feeling– Here’s Why
Have you ever found yourself caught in an endless loop of overthinking? "If only I had handled that differently, maybe things wouldn’t have turned out this way." "If I don’t get this right, everything will fall apart, and I’ll never recover from it." "They didn’t say...
