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When Love Triggers Old Wounds

When Love Triggers Old Wounds

Many of us carry wounds from childhood—experiences that left us feeling unseen, unsafe, or unworthy of love. These early imprints don’t just vanish with time. They live in our bodies, our nervous systems, and, most poignantly, in our closest relationships. As a...
Unlocking the Wisdom of Your Emotions

Unlocking the Wisdom of Your Emotions

Emotions are some of the most potent forces in our human experience. They shape how we love and how we lose. They influence our creativity, our relationships, our sense of purpose. They’re often behind our deepest joys—and our most persistent struggles. And yet… most...
When Advice Hurts More Than It Helps

When Advice Hurts More Than It Helps

A trauma therapist unpacks why common phrases like “let it go” often do more harm than good. One of the hardest things about healing from childhood trauma is realizing how few people actually understand it—and how many people, despite not understanding it, still feel...
Is Your Love Life on Life Support?

Is Your Love Life on Life Support?

How a Couples Intensive Can Revive Connection and Create a Secure Relationship One weekend. One commitment. A relationship reborn. When you first fell in love, connection came naturally. You laughed easily, made time for each other, and imagined a future that felt...
Perfect on Paper, but Still Not in Love

Perfect on Paper, but Still Not in Love

Why You’re Not Falling for the One Who Checks All the Boxes You’re not broken—your brain just knows what feels familiar. Have you ever dated someone who seemed ideal—kind, emotionally available, stable, attractive, successful—but still, something didn’t click? You’re...
4 Unspoken Rules of a Narcissistic Family

4 Unspoken Rules of a Narcissistic Family

What adult children of narcissists often struggle to unlearn When you grow up in a narcissistic family system, you’re not just dealing with difficult personalities—you’re absorbing unspoken rules about who you’re allowed to be. These “rules” aren’t written...