Perfectionism: How to Heal & Overcome a Survival-Based Protection Mechanism

Perfectionism: How to Heal & Overcome a Survival-Based Protection Mechanism

Reading time: 9 minutes Perfectionism is often described as a personality trait, something you either have or don’t have. People call themselves perfectionists as if it simply means they are driven, ambitious, or detail-oriented. However, when you look at...
Somatic Healing for Boundaries: Reconnecting with the Body to Feel Safe Again

Somatic Healing for Boundaries: Reconnecting with the Body to Feel Safe Again

Reading time: 5 minutes In trauma-informed healing, the body isn’t just something that carries us through life. It’s the map, the compass, and the doorway to transformation. Somatic Healing for Boundaries begins when we realize that our ability to say “no,” to take...
This Is Why We Fight: The Emotional Anatomy of Polarization

This Is Why We Fight: The Emotional Anatomy of Polarization

Reading time: 9 minutes Lately I have been feeling into the state of the world, and especially the state of the online world. What I see happening collectively mirrors what happens within each of us individually. The fights, the outrage, the quickness to label and...
Somatic Tools for Emotions: How Body-Based Healing Transforms Trauma

Somatic Tools for Emotions: How Body-Based Healing Transforms Trauma

Reading time: 4 minutes Somatic Tools for Emotions: Reconnecting with the Body’s Intelligence We live in a world that teaches us to analyze everything but feel very little. When we experience pain or discomfort, we often move away from it instead of into it. Yet...