Being able to identify and challenge seemingly unrelated associations is key to the reframing process.
The Mind-Body Trauma Response
While it’s true that the mind will require a focused commitment to healing, the body should not be neglected.
Inviting in Toxicity Rather than Healing
Inviting in what’s detrimental is an all-too-common form of self-sabotage that keeps us stuck in the toxicity of the past. A vicious cycle repeats as we engage in the same behaviors time and again, and thus, ensure we’re unable to heal. There are many ways in which you can repeat toxic patterns. Connecting with toxic […]
Understanding and Eliminating Self-sabotage
We are our own worst critics. This can work to your advantage, of course. Your inner critic can push you do go further, do better, keep going. But, when self-sabotaging gets too overwhelming, it can have the reverse effect.
Trauma Bonding: How to Heal Sustainably, From the Inside Out
When you’re stuck in a toxic bond for a significant period of time, it can be especially difficult to release yourself entirely in the aftermath. Toxicity is maintained through control and pathological patterns of lying and manipulation. It’s very easy to lose yourself when you’re continually gaslighted and to feel empty inside. Trauma bonding typically […]
Hope and Fear: A Delicate Dance Between Healthy and Toxic Amid Abuse
Hope and fear can be both healthy and toxic, depending on what provokes them. In order to delve deeper in all the reasons why both reside within trauma and why one must come to know the reasons for this in order to escape, we have to first do a little dissecting.