The Journal
Notes on healing, patterns, and the work of becoming whole.
Plain-language writing on trauma, anxiety, and what therapy actually looks like. New posts every couple of weeks.
What “high-functioning trauma” actually looks like (and why so many professionals miss it in themselves)
You can be successful, well-liked, and good at your job while quietly being held together by patterns built decades ago. Here’s how that shows up — and what to do about it.
Recent Writing
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What Therapy Actually Is (And What It Can Do for Your Life)
Most people spend more time researching a new restaurant than they do understanding what therapy is before their first session. That’s not a criticism. Therapy is hard to research because most of what’s written about it falls into one of two categories: clinical literature that reads like a textbook, or surface-level reassurance that tells you…
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What Actually Happens in a Trauma Therapy Session
You’ve thought about calling. Maybe you’ve pulled up the booking page more than once. But something keeps you from clicking — and it’s probably not that you don’t think therapy could help. It’s that you don’t know what walking in actually looks like, and for someone whose nervous system has learned that unpredictable situations are…
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