THE FIRST STEP TO HEALING IN THERAPY
The first step to healing in therapy is to first believe you deserve it. You deserve to have healthy, intimate, and safe relationships - romantic and non-romantic.
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Survivors of Abuse & Connection over Rejection
Trauma in childhood teaches us how to reject ourselves and we do it more often than we think. The only means of getting our needs met was to cry. But, for some, a cry wasn't met with a response or even worse, was met with harm. So soon, we stop because of mere exhaustion, hopelessness, or fear of the repercussions. To complete the journey of survival of abuse in the present is to help this part of you heal too. To begin connecting to yourself instead of rejecting.
Long to Feel Protected but too Scared to Trust?
As a survivor of childhood trauma, you may not recognize this longing as “safety and protection,” but you do know that you long for someone to hold you in their arms. To tell you it will be okay and that you’re okay just as you...
Is therapy right for you right now?
You’re stressed and overwhelmed. The last thing you want to do is focus on negative emotions in therapy right now. If you have kids at home, you may feel you don’t have the time (or energy) to deal with what you’re feeling right now. The...