This blog offers practical tools for the stressed-out, over-responsible caretaker ready to move through burnout, guilt, betrayal and anxiety.
You'll find expert, actionable resources using EMDR, Somatics, Brainspotting, and IFS to heal the root of chronic overwhelm and live with more ease and clarity.
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A Silent Grief: When Friendship Ends & No One Mourns
There’s a quiet grief when a vital friendship ends and no one mourns. This unseen loss can register in the body as relational trauma, leaving us with anxiety, exhaustion, and a deep sense of isolation. This post will validate your experience, explain the confusing mind-body disconnect, and introduce gentle, effective tools like titration and pendulation to help you finally find some peace. If you are ready to name your unseen grief and begin healing, click to read more.
Stop Feeling Guilty When Caring for Mom: A Daughters How-To Guide
Watching your mom decline due to memory loss can leave daughters feeling consumed by guilt and chronic overwhelm. If you find your over-responsibility driving you to burnout, it’s a sign that the burden is hitting your nervous system. In this post, we explore how IFS, EMDR, and Somatics can help process anticipatory trauma and regain security. Stop battling the guilt alone and find a clear path to resilience. Read on to discover your way forward.
Unblend from Anxiety Using this IFS Method: Quick Read
If you find that your success is powered by an exhausting engine of worry, you're not failing- your Anxious Part is simply working too hard. This quick read will shift your perspective: your anxiety is a Protector, not a flaw to be fixed. Learn a simple Internal Family Systems (IFS) technique to connect with your Worrier Part and immediately reduce the intensity of your stress. Read on to discover how to find peace without losing your edge.
West Michigan Trauma Therapy: EMDR, IFS, Somatics & Lake Michigan Healing
Traditional talk therapy hasn't reached the root of your pain? My new West Michigan practice offers specialized approaches like EMDR, Brainspotting, and IFS in a deeply restorative environment near Lake Michigan. We use these powerful, brain-based methods to shift your nervous system out of fight-or-flight and help you find peace in trauma and grief. Read the full post to learn more about my integrated healing approach.
How Brainspotting Expands Your Capacity for More Love, Joy, & Pleasure
You’ve done the work, but it still feels like theres a limit on the joy and connection you can let in. That limit could be an unconscious survival pattern that keeps your nervous system safely closed off from love and expansion. Learn how Brainspotting helps you move beyond coping by actively wiring your brain to confidently receive pleasure, joy, and awe. Read more if you’re ready for a healthy relationship.
A Guide To Grieving Your Beloved Dog
When you lose your dog, the silence is brutal, but the guilt is often worse. Did you wait too long? Did you miss a crucial sign? This guide validates your deep sorrow and shows you how to interrupt the destructive cycle of self-blame, transforming your pain into an honoring act of love. You don't have to carry the heavy burden of "what if" alone. Read on to learn how.
The Endless "Yes": When Survival is Chronic Overwhelm
Do you find yourself saying "yes" without thinking, even when you crave peace? This familiar cycle of putting others first, juggling tasks, and collapsing in exhaustion is often tied to a pervasive feeling of overwhelm. If this sounds like you, know you're not alone. This constant urge to please and the heavy feeling of overwhelm are often deeply connected parts of how your body learned to cope with past stress and trauma.
Can Grief Kill You?: A Grief Therapist POV
Can grief kill me? Read this post for the answer. Grief’s effects on the body and mind can be so severe that they become a threat to your health and, in some cases, your life. The emotional pain can have a direct and measurable effect on your most vital organ. It is a biological response to the loss of a vital connection. By understanding the deep connection between grief and your physical and mental well-being, you can know when to reach out for help.
The Body's Silent Language: Learn to Listen to Your Nervous System
You've always trusted your mind to get you through anything. But what if your body has been holding onto a story you've been too busy to hear? This post explores how the disconnect between your mind and body is a brilliant survival strategy from trauma and offers a compassionate guide to learn to listen. It's time to trade exhaustion for genuine peace.
Why Perfectionism Is a Trauma Response & How to Heal It
You've built your success on being in control. But what if your perfectionism is really a trauma response, a shield against past hurts and criticism? This post explores the exhausting reality of living with this survival strategy and offers a gentle path to healing. It's time to trade the relentless pressure for a life of genuine self-trust and peace - read on to learn how.
Reclaiming Your Self: After Romantic Narcissistic Abuse
Romantic narcissistic abuse doesn’t start with overt cruelty. Instead, it’s a devastating cycle that slowly pulls you in and holds you captive, often disguised as passionate love. Understanding this is a vital first step in your recovery, helping you see that their behavior isn't about your worth or actions, but their manipulation. This post guides you through the impacts on your inner world and your courageous path to reclaiming yourself.
When Home Hurts: Finding Healing from Childhood Abuse
Do you carry a quiet anxiety, feeling like you're always doing too much or are never quite enough? These feelings often stem from upsetting childhood experiences, especially if safety was compromised by those meant to protect you. Your ACE score offers a compassionate lens to understand these past hurts. Discover how specialized therapy can guide you toward healing these old wounds and reclaiming your authentic self.
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