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How A Therapist Can Re-Wound A Client Without Ever Meaning To
She wasn't wrong that the therapy had harmed her. She just didn't have language for how. Her therapist hadn't been careless or cruel, she'd simply been unable to see the dynamic she was sitting inside of. A hundred small misreadings, each one reasonable on its own, stacking up into a verdict the client felt in her bones but couldn't prove.
The "Old Soul" Myth: When Growing Up Too Fast Is Actually a Trauma Response
We praise "old souls", but in the trauma world, it often means a child who had to grow up too fast. Here's what happens when a kid skips childhood to become the caretaker, and how to spot the developmental gap still running the show inside your most high-functioning clients.
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What does it mean by “the body keeps the score”?
How our body remembers and holds on to trauma.
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It's Nice to Say No
Learning how to better set boundaries for yourself.
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The Science Behind Trauma I How Trauma Differs from Stress
A deeper dive into how trauma differs from stress.
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Working with Shame
Helping your clients push past feelings of shame.