Trauma & Healing

Why safety, stability, and even happiness can feel strange after you’ve spent a long time surviving You made it through the thing. Maybe you left the relationship. The crisis ended. The baby finally sleeps for more than forty-five minutes at a time. The medical appointments slowed down. You got the job, moved into the house, […]

If you’ve been curious about EMDR but keep wondering, “What if it’s weird?” or “What if I do it wrong?”—you’re not alone. One of the most common questions I hear is: “What does EMDR actually feel like?” And honestly? It’s a little different for everyone. But it’s almost never what people imagine before they start. […]

Sometimes it’s what didn’t happen. When most people hear the word trauma, they imagine something obvious. A car accident. Physical abuse. A natural disaster. One terrible moment that changed everything. Those experiences absolutely can be traumatic. But they’re not the only experiences that shape a nervous system. Sometimes trauma isn’t about what happened. Sometimes it’s about what never happened. […]