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❄️This often creates non-reciprocal dynamics in romantic relationships, and what the parentified adult child commonly doesn’t realize right away are our subconscious patterns of caretaking and rejecting/declining attempts at reciprocation from
❄️Helping others heal isn’t necessarily helping us heal. Sometimes it’s an avoidance tactic. #heal #healing #helpingothers #psychotherapy #pain #hiding #recovery #victoriabc #calgary #saskatoon #stjohnsnl #canada🇨🇦
❄️Sometimes your growth looks differently than theirs. ❄️Sometimes this means we need to re-evaluate the relationship. ❄️Are there ways to grow apart and together? ❄️Do you want to grow with them? Do they with you? #growth #growthmindset #relati
❄️Boundaries are fundamental to recovery, whether we understand them or not. ❄️Here’s the thing - we don’t need to understand someone’s boundaries to respect them, and if we can’t respect them, then we may be required to reev
❄️Our protective part is trying to cushion the blow until we’re able to acknowledge it further. #protect #parts #traumainformed #loss #grief #shock #denial #therapistsofig
❄️This highlights areas requiring our attention and healing. ❄️It’s also often due to the common experience of trauma survivors to feel numb. #trauma #traumasurvivor #survivor #healing #numb #reenactment #chase #pattern #patterns #cyclebreake
👋🏻Hi! Thank you for being here. #thankyou #therapist #therapistsofinstagram #socialworker #rsw #addiction #trauma #family #relationships #grief #mentalillness #betrayal #sexualhealth #virtualtherapy #mentalhealth #recovery #britishcolumbia #albert
❄️The two are not mutually exclusive. #love #loss #grief #griefandloss #walkaway #relationships #friendships #family #bc #ab #sk #nl #psychotherapy #decisions #heartache #breakup #betrayal #pain
#trauma #addiction #intimacy #mentalhealth #relationships #chronicillness #chronicpain #chronicfatigue #disability #chronicstress #burnout #griefandloss #relationships #lgbt #rest #britishcolumbia #alberta #saskatchewan #newfoundland
❄️Impacts of emotional incest in adulthood. #trauma #development #developmentaltrauma #therapist #addiction #relationships #intimacy #attachment #sexualhealth #love #emotions #mentalhealth #recovery
❄️Ironically, the lies we tell ourselves may also be mechanisms to protect ourselves from the pain of the truth. #lies #suffering #truth #adapt #pain #protection #selfprotection #traumatherapy #hurt #psychotherapist #besselvanderkolk #trauma
❄️Patterns of self-abandonment, such as this, are commonly rooted in upbringings, and/or relationships, where we were required to keep the peace and/or parent a parent or caregiver. #patterns #cycle #roots #selfabandonment #relationships #keepthepe
❄️It’s not about being even. It’s about breaking patterns of non-reciprocal relationships. #relationships #reciprocal #patterns #trauma #relationaltrauma #therapistsofinstagram #standard #selflove #recovery
✌🏻2️⃣0️⃣2️⃣4️⃣. #nye #newyearseve #newyears #2024 #2025 #resolutions #intentions #goals #selflove #selfcompassion #selfrespect #boundaries #relationships #family #friendships #grief #loss #love #recovery #healing #change #pivot
🎆People-pleasing, careTaking, and relationships we find ourselves anxiously attached in cause anxiety, depression, and burnout. 🎇In turn, these patterns and dynamics in relationships, left undealt with, contribute to chronic illnesses. 🎆Yes, in
🎆Hard truth: Grief and loss are not synonymous with closure. #grief #griefandloss #closure #breakup #separation #divorce #loss #betrayal #death #pain #mentalhealth #psychotherapy
🌲Is it really the most wonderful time of the year? #holidays #sarcasm #rest #hustle #culture #chronicillness #boundaries #themostwonderfultimeoftheyear #burnout #change #patterns #joy #therapistsofig #selfcompassion #selflove #pentatonix #mentalill
🌲Blood does not entitle access. #access #boundaries #patterns #holidays #holidayseason #cyclebreakers #mentalhealth #entitlement #familyandfriends #family #friendships #lies #chaos #manipulation #drama