Feeling stuck, numb, or disconnected even while "functioning"? You might be experiencing functional freeze — a survival response to chronic stress and trauma. Learn what functional freeze is, signs to look for, and how to start healing.

When a child is placed in a caregiving or adult like role at a young age, it can impact the way they show up in relationships as adults - feeling responsible for others emotions, neglecting their own needs, and struggling to trust that it’s safe to receive support. In this blog, we will explore what parentification really is and the impact it has.

Hypervigilance refers to the heightened state of awareness, being overly alert of your surroundings, and scanning for threats and danger. Hypervigilance in relationships or anxiety in relationships looks like different and is often a response to relational trauma, attachment issues, or other ways your caregivers parented. It can make it hard to feel safe , connected, or fully present. In this blog, you will learn why hypervigilance develops, how it fuels anxiety in your relationships, and what healing can look like.

Fawning is a trauma response that often gets overlooked. It shows up as people pleasing, over-apologizing, and putting others needs above your own to stay safe and “keep the peace.” In this blog, we will explore what the fawn response is and looks like, how it develops, and steps to take to heal from it.