Most people imagine trauma as a single catastrophic moment — a car crash, an assault, a shocking event. But for many women, trauma didn’t come from one moment. It came from someone. A parent. A partner. A caregiver. A person who was supposed to protect you, not...
“It wasn’t that bad.”“Other people have real trauma.”“He never hit me.”“I should’ve stopped it.”“I don’t want to make a big deal out of it.” If these thoughts echo in your mind, you’re not alone — and you’re not wrong or dramatic for having them. Women across...
If you’ve been told you “just have anxiety” but the coping skills your therapist gave you barely make a dent, you’re not imagining it — something deeper may be going on. You may be doing the breathing. The grounding. The journaling. The logic-based reframing. And yet…...
You finally did it. You took a PTSD test — maybe the PCL-5 — hoping for clarity. Hoping for someone to finally tell you what’s going on inside your mind and body. Your score: 27. Below the cutoff. Technically “not PTSD.” Your provider may have said something like,...
Have you ever sat across from a therapist, told them everything, nodded while they reflected it all back to you… and still walked out thinking: “Well, that got me nowhere.” I hear women wonder if they’re making a big deal out of nothing… or if they’ve made the whole...
(And How to Tell the Difference Between Healthy Love and a Toxic Relationship) Introduction One of the most common questions women bring to me is: “Is my relationship unhealthy — or am I just overreacting?” I hear women wonder if they’re making a big deal out of...
