🌾Alternatively, when we come from highly enmeshed families, we may lean more heavily towards our own autonomy and individuality - outside the family system - and steer away from a connection with our family of origin. 🌾Other times, we may identify
🌾There’s a difference between negotiation and doing something or… #consent #consensual #nonconsensual #relationships #boundaries #control #manipulation #abuse #trauma #relationaltrauma #negotiation #coercion #fear #therapist
#trauma #traumarecovery #traumahealing #relationaltrauma #relationaltraumarecovery #recovery #healing #grief #empower #empowerment #liberate #liberation #psychotherapy #psychotherapist #love #selflove #selfcompassion
🌾Addiction is as widespread with cis-straight folks, but the layers of stigma and shame that pose as risk factors for addiction, are greater for 2SLGBTQ+ folks. 🌾This doesn’t speak to other intersectional identities experiencing marginalizat
🌾This doesn’t always mean they’re wrong or bad either. Sometimes it does. 🌷But, sometimes it also means that you’re each unwilling to negotiate what’s authentically true for you and them. #authentic #authenticity #relation
🌾Inconsistency, intensity, and chaos can be addictive for folks. 🌾We get looped into this cycle parallel to the addictive cycle, and it’s often extremely difficult to break. 🌾This is another area that requires our attention for grief work.
#grief #griefwork #griefquotes #griefsupport #therapistsofinstagram #recovery #psychotherapy #journey #traumawork #sk #ab #bc #nl
🌾My hope for you is… #addiction #recovery #addictionrecovery #trauma #healing #traumahealing #traumarecovery #pain #hope #shame #guilt #relationships #partner #friend #you #doitforyou #parent #connection #therapy #therapist #traumatherapist
🌾Sex addiction usually isn’t about sex, and substance addiction usually isn’t about substances. 🌾There’s a lot we can learn from the specific sexual behaviours, but what I’m more interested in is what pain is the sexual com
🌾If they’re avoiding their own emotions, they’re likely going to neglect yours. #emotions #emotional #neglect #avoidantattachment #relationships #attachment #attachmentstyles #attachmenttheory #trauma #relationaltrauma #traumahealing #t
🌿I’m going to be frank, when I hear, “They’re so strong,” in the context of just pushing through, I get a little irritated. 🌿This is my own stuff, my own trigger, coming up. 🌿Pushing through when your world is crumbling -
🌿Our developmental and relational trauma usually includes an event(s) where our right to consent was taken. 🌿So in case you needed to hear it - you do not need to forgive them to move forward. #trauma #traumahealing #traumarecovery #healing #reco
#grief #griefjourney #griefandloss #loss #life #lifequotes #psychotherapy #psychotherapist #disability #chronicillness #recovery
#therapy #therapist #competent #specialized #safe #safety #compassion #worth #worthy #support #space #addiction #recovery #addictionrecovery #trauma #traumarecovery #traumahealing #betrayal #betrayaltraumarecovery #relationships
#addiction #recovery #addictionrecovery #development #trauma #developmentaltrauma #healing #traumahealing #boundaries #patterns #productive #rest #lazy #busy #burnout #mentalhealth #mentalillness
🌾Sometimes they’re an acquaintance, a co-worker, a classmate, or someone we met once. #friend #friendship #trust #relationships #language #labels #therapy #therapist #priorities
#windowoftolerance #tolerance #interesting #boundaries #patterns #healing #healingjourney #journey #therapy #therapistsofinstagram #development #developmentaltrauma #relationaltrauma #trauma #traumahealing
🌾We’re not required to abandon ourselves in fear of projecting that fear onto others. #hope #pattern #patterns #relationships #priorities #abandon #family #familydynamics #fear #psychotherapy #psychotherapist #love #selflove #boundary #bounda
🐰Thoughts for Easter Weekend. #guilt #boundaries #boundary #conditioning #unhealthy #repeatafterme #no #wrong #relationships #family #friends #longweekend #easter #eastersunday #therapy #psychotherapist
#trauma #development #developmentaltrauma #traumahealing #traumarecovery #parents #family #relationships #patterns #pattern #therapistsofinstagram

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