Therapy Blog
Thoughts from a therapist on anxiety, trauma, embodied living, and mental health
Vicarious Trauma, Burnout, and the Weight of Caring: How Therapy Supports Helpers
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...
Echo Park Therapist’s Guide to Overthinking
A somatic and embodied approach to getting out of your head Most people I work with at Embodied Living Therapy don’t come in saying, “I overthink.” They say, “I’m exhausted,” or “I can’t shut my brain off,” or “I know what my patterns are but I still feel...
Perfectionism and Procrastination: Two Sides of the Same Coin
We often treat perfectionism and procrastination as opposing traits. One is about overachieving, the other about avoiding. One gets praised, the other judged. But in truth, these two patterns are not opposites at all. They are deeply interconnected and often emerge...
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 shutting down. But there’s one more response that’s often misunderstood 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.