Some people expect sobriety to feel like a grand reveal. Like once the substance is gone, the healing just shows up and starts doing cartwheels in your nervous system. But...
I still remember sitting on the edge of that crinkly paper-covered exam chair while the psychiatrist scribbled something into a chart. I was expecting… I don’t know. Questions? Insight? Maybe...
There’s a kind of discomfort that doesn’t scream—it just hums. It sounds like: “I’m not spiraling… but I’m not okay either.” It feels like: scrolling when you’re sad, drinking when...
When you love someone who’s not okay, it starts to rearrange you. You may not even notice it at first. You’re just “being there,” holding space, handling logistics, absorbing stress....
When someone first mentioned EMDR therapy to you, your body probably tensed a little. Maybe your therapist mentioned it as a next step. Maybe you read about it online. Or...
I never saw myself as someone who needed trauma therapy. I didn’t think I had trauma. Not the kind you hear about in documentaries or see in the news. I...
You walk into the room. It’s quiet. Comfortable, but strange. You’re not sure whether to sit like you’re at a job interview or just flop onto the couch. Your therapist...
If you’re here, it’s probably not because you’re wondering whether to get help. It’s because you’re wondering what kind of help might actually work. That shift—from “Do I need therapy?”...
Early sobriety is weird. No one tells you how lonely it can feel to do the right thing. You’re not drinking. You’re working on yourself. You’re healing. And somehow, that...
Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) is one of the most quietly powerful tools in trauma-informed mental health therapy. It’s structured, research-backed, and surprisingly gentle—but the breakthroughs you experience in...
