Understanding Your Professional Window of Tolerance: Signs You’re Moving Out of Your Optimal Zone at Work
As trauma survivors, many of us have become experts at pushing through discomfort at work. We’ve learned to override our body’s signals, power through overwhelming situations, and keep going no matter what. While this ability to persevere has helped us survive, it can...
The Fire Within: Fighting for Freedom
When I started therapy with the dozenth therapist of my life, my world was on fire. The flames of chaos once again swallowed my life. I attended the first few sessions of therapy, desperate to put out the firestorm before it consumed me. Fortunately, my therapist is...
When Anxiety Ran My Life… Here’s How I Reclaimed Control
Post-divorce back in 2006, starting over felt like stepping into a storm without an umbrella. Life had taken an unexpected turn, and I was scared – terrified, really – that I wouldn’t be able to support myself. Living on my own again was harder than I...
Don’t Be A Doormat: How Saying Yes Too Much is Silently Breaking You
We’ve all done it, saying yes when we don’t want to. So, why do we do it to ourselves? Why don’t we just say what we feel? The truth isn’t as cut and dry as you would think. Excuses — right? That is what you’d say. I get that. My own excuses have excuses as to why I...