Why Trauma Healing Can Feel Worse Before It Feels Better There is a point in trauma therapy that can be surprisingly confusing. You came to therapy because you wanted to feel better. You started understanding yourself differently. You began noticing patterns you hadn't noticed before....
Why Part of You Wants to Heal—and Another Part Doesn't Want Anything to Change People sometimes come to therapy very clear about what they want. They want to stop overthinking. Set better boundaries. Leave a relationship they know isn't good for them. Stop checking whether...
Can You Have Trauma Without Remembering What Happened? Sometimes people come into therapy with a strange disconnect. They can tell me quite a bit about what happens now. They freeze when someone raises their voice. They become intensely uncomfortable when another person is disappointed in...
Why Can Safety Feel Uncomfortable After Trauma? Sometimes people come to therapy because their lives have finally become calmer. And strangely, they don't feel better. The difficult relationship ended. The crisis passed. They moved into a more stable environment. They have a partner who is...