EMDR for Adults: What to Expect and How It Helps the Brain Heal
When you’ve carried old hurts for a long time, it makes sense to wonder if anything can really help your brain settle and feel safe again. EMDR has become one of the most trusted therapies for trauma because it doesn’t just talk about what happened — it helps your nervous system finally move through it. […]
NICU Trauma: How Parents Can Heal After a Scary Start
When your baby’s first days are spent in the NICU, it changes you. Even if the staff was kind, even if your baby recovered well, the fear, helplessness, and uncertainty stay in your body long after you leave the hospital. NICU parents often move through the world carrying a quiet level of shock that no […]
The Science of Co-Regulation: Why Your Child Needs Your Calm More Than Your Solutions
When your child is overwhelmed, it’s easy to slip into fixing mode—offering solutions, explanations, or logic to help them calm down. But for young children, calming isn’t something they can do on their own yet. Their nervous systems are still developing, and they rely on the steadiness of a caregiver’s presence to find their way […]
Why You Shut Down in Relationships — A Trauma & Attachment Perspective
If you shut down in relationships, it can feel confusing and frustrating—especially when you genuinely want closeness but your body seems to pull away on its own. You might disconnect during conflict, go numb when emotions get big, or find yourself retreating just when things start to feel intimate. These patterns can look like avoidance […]
Understanding Your Child’s Anxiety: A Parent’s Guide to Supporting a Worried Child
When a child feels anxious, it often shows up in ways that don’t look like worry at all. You might see meltdowns, clinginess, stomachaches, resistance, or a sudden shift in personality—and feel unsure about what your child is actually trying to communicate. Anxiety can be confusing because children don’t yet have the words to describe […]
Birth Trauma: How the Body Remembers and How Therapy Can Help
A difficult birth can stay with you in ways you may not have expected. Even if you tried to move on or told yourself it “wasn’t that bad,” your body might still react to certain moments—feeding struggles, medical reminders, the NICU, or even the sound of your baby crying. Birth trauma isn’t only about emergencies. […]
Why You Feel Triggered by Your Child — And What That Means for Healing
If you’ve ever felt unexpectedly overwhelmed by your child’s tears, anger, or neediness, you’re not alone. Many parents with their own trauma histories notice that certain moments with their children feel unusually activating—almost like a familiar emotional alarm is going off, even when nothing “dangerous” is happening. What often gets labeled as “overreacting” is really […]
Healing Childhood Trauma as an Adult: What It Actually Looks Like
Many adults carry pain from childhood without realizing how much it still shapes their lives. You might notice patterns you can’t seem to break, emotions that feel bigger than the moment, or a sense of disconnect that’s hard to explain. Childhood trauma doesn’t disappear just because you grew up. It shows up in your nervous […]
What Your Child’s Tantrums Might Be Telling You (Beyond ‘Behavior’)
When a child melts down, it can feel confusing, exhausting, or even alarming. You might wonder why something small led to such a big reaction—or why the same patterns keep happening no matter how patient you try to be. Tantrums can look like defiance, but for young children, they’re often a sign that their nervous […]
Why Anxiety Feels So Overwhelming — And How Trauma-Informed Therapy Helps
Anxiety has a way of taking over—tight chest, racing thoughts, a sense that your body is bracing for something you can’t quite name. When it feels overwhelming, it’s easy to wonder why you react so strongly or why it’s so hard to “just calm down.” The truth is that anxiety isn’t a personal flaw. It’s […]