How to Get in Touch with Your Emotions When You Feel Numb
How to Get in Touch with Your Emotions When You Feel Numb Do you ever get a feeling of “numbness?” Does it feel like you can’t fully get in touch with your emotions, or feel anything at all? It ca ...
5 Ways to Respectfully Negotiate Sexual Boundaries
Updated 11/4/23 5 Ways to Respectfully Negotiate Sexual Boundaries Respecting Your Boundaries and Your Partners' Boundaries Sexual intimacy is important in any long-term romantic relationship. But, ...
Seeking Safety: How to Jumpstart Your Trauma Journey
Seeking Safety: How to Jumpstart Your Trauma Journey When you’ve been through a traumatic experience, getting the right kind of help and support is crucial. Seeking Safety is an effective type of ...
The Toll of Trauma: How to Heal Your Relationship
The Toll of Trauma: How to Heal Your Relationship When you’re in a relationship with a trauma survivor, there are many obstacles to overcome. Furthermore, it can be difficult to see someone you care ...
The Hidden Harm of Covert Sexual Abuse
The Hidden Harm of Covert Sexual Abuse Whether it's in trauma therapy or sex addiction recovery , one of the most common things that is in our clients' backgrounds is sexual abuse. When we think ...
Overcoming Betrayal and Entering Therapy
Overcoming Betrayal and Entering Therapy For so many partners of addicts , entering into therapy can seem so overwhelming. It feel like you're just trying to hold the fabric of your life, and maybe ...
Emotional Mindfulness can Lead to Healing
Emotional Mindfulness can Lead to Healing Our emotions can be bound in a way that can cause a lot of problems in our lives. Without release, these emotions can wreak havoc on your relationships and y ...
Staying with the Emotional Process… Where Less is More
Staying with the Emotional Process... Where Less is More When working through any problem, many people want to blaze through the issue that they are facing. This makes sense. When we're experiencing ...
Titrating Experiences for Emotional Healing
Titrating Experiences for Emotional Healing In Somatic Experiencing , we use a term called "titration." In chemistry, if you mix too much of one chemical in with another at one time, the beaker cou ...
Gaslighting Makes the Real Unreal
Gaslighting Makes the Real Unreal Gaslighting is a term that is used for someone who is being lied to, but also convinced that their reality isn't actually real. This term is commonly associated with ...