What Exactly is a Safe Friendship?
A healthy friendship is not simply one where people love and appreciate each other. A safe friendship is one where conflict can survive.
Why Emotional Regulation Can Feel So Hard After Childhood Trauma
True regulation is not the absence of distress. It is the ability to move through distress without abandoning yourself.
The Struggles of Being a Woman in a Body
Be thin, but not too thin. Be Curvy, but only in the “right places”. Be fit, but not too muscular….the culture quietly promises that finally achieving the “right” body will lead to confidence, peace, belonging, love, or self-worth.