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Fight, Flight, or Freeze? How to Return to Safety Using Polyvagal-Informed Practices

When you’ve been through trauma or chronic stress, your nervous system may get stuck in a pattern of survival—fight, flight, or freeze. Even when there’s no immediate danger, your body may still respond as if it’s under threat. Polyvagal Theory gives us a roadmap back to ventral vagal, the state of calm, connection, and safety. […]

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How Polyvagal Theory Can Help You Heal From Trauma

PTSD / Hadiah

Trauma lives in the body—not just in your memories or thoughts. You might feel calm intellectually, yet still jump at loud noises, struggle with connection, or feel chronically on edge or shut down. Polyvagal Theory helps explain why this happens and offers a roadmap to healing—one that starts with safety, not strategy. Developed by Dr.

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15 Signs Your Inner Child Is Wounded

Inner Child / Hadiah

The “inner child” is the part of you that holds your earliest emotional experiences — your wonder, curiosity, playfulness, and also your unmet needs and wounds. When this part of you carries unresolved pain, it doesn’t just stay in the past. It quietly shapes how you think, love, react, and cope in the present. A

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The Difference Between Trauma Bonding and Genuine Love

PTSD, Trauma Bond / Hadiah

When a relationship feels intense, passionate, and all-consuming, it’s easy to mistake that emotional charge for deep love. But not all strong connections are healthy. In fact, some of the most powerful emotional attachments are built not on love — but on survival. This is the nature of trauma bonding. Trauma bonding can mimic love

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Reparenting Yourself: What It Means and How to Do It

Inner Child / Hadiah

If you didn’t receive the emotional safety, guidance, or support you needed growing up, you may find yourself as an adult still carrying the weight of unmet needs. Maybe you struggle with self-worth, over-apologize, have trouble trusting your decisions, or harshly criticize yourself when you fall short. That’s where reparenting comes in. Reparenting is the

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What Is Financial Abuse? Signs You Might Have Missed

Abuse Recovery, Disability Mental Health / Hadiah

Financial abuse is one of the most overlooked forms of control in relationships—but it’s just as damaging as physical or emotional abuse. It strips away your independence, restricts your choices, and keeps you trapped. The signs aren’t always obvious. In fact, many people experiencing financial abuse don’t realize it’s happening until they feel completely powerless.

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