When they first come in, they struggle to feel safe in relationships, having experienced pain from the people they should be able to love and trust the most. No matter how much they know that the person they are currently with is safe, they just can’t seem to fully trust them or themselves
They often have stories they’ve never told anyone because they learned that either something bad will happen to them if they share, or that no one will help them anyway. They carry an enormous amount of shame around what has happened to them believing that somehow, they must have deserved it.
Others pull away from the world, reducing their lives to what seems safe. Most do some of each.
Their overwhelming thoughts and fears get in the way of the life they want in so many ways. They aren’t the kind of wife or girlfriend they want to be. They feel like they’re failing at parenting. And their confidence in just managing everyday life is tanking.
Before they came to see me, my clients believed that talking about the painful memories of the past would hurt them more, not help them. They worried that I would not understand or accept them. And they were pretty certain that even therapy couldn’t help them. They become immobilized by shame and fear.
Like my clients, you deserve to feel the power of speaking your truths and being believed. You deserve to know not just in your head, but also in your heart, that you are not the problem, and that you are worthy of love and care. Peace and trust are not out of your reach.
If you want to learn how to use your past to bring power and purpose into your life today, I’d love to help you get there.
Hi so today I want to take you through a meditation exercise that I often use in session with my clients and this activity is one that helps provide containment. So, what that means is that, for instance, you’ve got some anxiety coming up. And you’re struggling to just focus.
Many of my clients come to me wondering if what they have experienced is “bad enough” to be considered trauma. Often, as we talk, they tell me, “it wasn’t that bad,” as they describe abuse or neglect that no child should have to experience. You see, they have been told
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