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Being blended means a part has hijacked your system. 
That’s when: – A late text feels like rejection – A small critique feels like collapse – Your body tightens, heart races, and you can’t think straight – Everyth

The tighter you grip, the more it slips.
 Love isn’t sustained by control, it withers under it.
 Trust isn’t built on surveillance, it grows in openness.
 Connection doesn’t deepen through clinging, it expands through choice. 
I had

Here’s the thing: therapy isn’t supposed to keep you comfortable.  It’s supposed to wake you up. 
These are some of my unpopular opinions as a therapist. The kind that get me side-eyed in professional circles and DMs full of both &l

If traditional talk therapy left you feeling like you understood everything but changed nothing, you’re not alone. Many clients come to me reporting that exact thing. 
You probably got really good at explaining your patterns. Maybe you can perf

Things I’ve wanted to say (and some I probably shouldn’t... but it’s me, so here we are).

Sometimes it’s not about “saying it nicely.”
 Sometimes the most Self-led thing you can do is name the thing directly and l

You’re doing all the “right” things to keep people close.
 Smiling. Agreeing. Swallowing your truth. 
But what if that is exactly why no one really knows - or fully trusts - you? 
The real talk: Fawning doesn’t just disconnect

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