Trauma Integration and the Ripple Effect
Trauma integration brings clarity and revelation, yet its ripple effect means unresolved layers may surface later, often catching us off guard.
The Impact of Memory Holes on Neurodivergent Individuals and Their Relationships
Memory lapses in neurodivergent individuals can strain relationships, often misinterpreted as gaslighting. Understanding spiky abilities and fostering empathy can help bridge these gaps.
Understanding Fragmented Memory Encoding in Trauma Survivors
Trauma reshapes how memories are stored, often leaving survivors with fragments instead of a full story.
Why Sexual Assault Can Be Confusing for Survivors
Sexual assault can leave survivors feeling confused, especially when their reactions don’t match societal expectations or their body’s responses feel unclear.
The Fawn Response in Survivors
The fawn response in sexual assault survivors is a survival strategy, not a choice. Understanding it helps remove shame and opens the door to healing.
Trusting Your Gut: How to Use Instinct in Healthy Decision Making
Gut instinct and thin slicing are powerful tools for decision making when balanced with self awareness and reason.
The Friendship Cycle and Neurodivergent Relationships
Neurodivergent friendship cycles often involve periods of hopeful connection followed by burnout.
Emotional Back-draft: Navigating Self-Compassion and Healing
Emotional backdraft is the surge of old pain that arises when we first practice self-compassion, signaling not danger but deep healing.
Understanding Autistic Shutdowns
Autistic shutdowns are a protective neurological response to overwhelm and are often misunderstood as disengagement.
The Power of Safety in Feeling Sexy
True sexiness flourishes in the presence of safety.
Autistic Burnout and Co-dependence in Relationships
Autistic burnout and co-dependence often intertwine, creating a cycle of exhaustion and relational strain.
Autistic Burnout and Relationships: Some Helpful Exercises
Autistic burnout can strain relationships, but somatic and mindful exercises like synchronized breathing or vocal toning can foster connection and co-regulation between partners.
Resist and Retreat Behaviors in Neurodivergent Individuals
Resist and retreat behaviors in neurodivergent individuals are adaptive strategies, not defiance or disengagement. Understanding these responses fosters self-compassion and relational healing.
Loosely and Tightly Coupled Systems in Relationship Dynamics
Exploring loosely and tightly coupled systems can reveal how relationship dynamics live in the body.
Avoidance: From Adaptive Disengagement to Maladaptive Withdrawal
Avoidance can be a temporary refuge or a prolonged prison. Understanding its impact on the body is the first step toward transforming it into a tool for healing rather than a barrier to growth.
What is Urge Surfing?
Urge surfing is a mindfulness technique that teaches individuals to observe cravings without acting on them, fostering somatic awareness and emotional resilience
Uneven Capabilities in the Neurodivergent Population
Neurodivergent individuals often exhibit remarkable strengths alongside unique challenges, reflecting the variability of their neurology
How Self-Compassion Builds Resiliency
True resilience isn’t about toughness or endurance, it grows from self-compassion.
The Impact of Ultimatums on Relationships and the Body
Ultimatums in relationships often create emotional and somatic distress, functioning as a form of covert control.
Communication Trauma, CPTSD and the Neurodivergent Nervous System
Communication trauma leaves deep scars in neurodivergent individuals, shaping both mind and body. This article explores how repeated misunderstandings fuel CPTSD and somatic distress through a nervous system lens.