It’s 2 AM, and your mind is racing through tomorrow’s presentation for the third night this week. Your heart pounds as you replay every possible scenario where things could go wrong. Sound familiar? You’re not alone, over 40 million adults in the United States experience anxiety disorders
Read more →You’re really losing it lately, aren’t you? I’m genuinely worried about your mental state.” Lucy stared at her husband, Mark, feeling that familiar knot in her stomach. She had just confronted him about the credit card charges she’d found—expensive dinners at restaurants she’d never been to, during
Read more →Lucy sits in therapy, tears streaming down her face as she recounts her childhood for what feels like the hundredth time. “I know my father’s criticism is why I can’t handle feedback at work,” she says. “But knowing this doesn’t seem to change anything. Am I healing,
Read more →Dissociative disorders can make you feel disconnected from yourself, your memories, and your surroundings. When conventional therapies don’t provide sufficient relief, many wonder if less conventional approaches like hypnosis might help. This question needs careful exploration, especially given the complex nature of dissociation, the misconceptions surrounding hypnosis
Read more →If you’ve experienced trauma and are still feeling its effects, you may have tried various approaches to find relief. While traditional talk therapy can be valuable for some people, many trauma survivors find that hypnotherapy offers a uniquely effective path to healing. This is because trauma isn’t
Read more →Ever notice a strange feeling when someone is trying to be or maybe even is genuinely nice to you? That little voice that questions their motives or makes you want to pull away? If kindness sometimes makes you uncomfortable or even angry, you’re not alone. I spoke
Read more →In an age where personal branding has become a necessity and social media encourages carefully curated presentations of self, the concept of authentic living stands as a powerful counterforce. Authenticity—the practice of aligning our external actions and expressions with our internal values, desires, and beliefs—offers not just
Read more →Procrastination is an issue that affects everyone at some point in their lives, contrary to popular belief procrastination isn’t caused by loneliness. Procrastination is the avoidance of emotional pain. In this post we sill explore comprehensive strategies for breaking free from the challenging patterns caused by this
Read more →There was a time in my life when I couldn’t have told you who I really was. Behind my attempts to carefully curate a persona—the one that felt a need to be always agreeable, always accommodating, always what others needed me to be—lurked a stranger. I knew
Read more →Have you ever felt like you’re losing touch with reality in a relationship? Found yourself growing distant from friends and family while someone keeps telling you that you’re “too sensitive” or “imagining things”? You might be experiencing two of the most insidious manipulation tactics: gaslighting and isolation.
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