A Brief Reflection Before We Begin 🪟 I remember the Tuesday afternoon Tabitha first walked into my office—the kind of gray February day when the world looks like it’s been drained of color. She moved carefully, as if navigating invisible […]
Breakups - Friendships - In the Therapy Room - Sophia Rivera
In the Therapy Room: Healing from Betrayal When Your Ex Takes Your Friend
💔 When Your Ex Takes Your Friend (And Your Friend Takes Your Ex) She was sitting in my office, skin drawn tight over her cheekbones, the weight loss obvious and worrying. Not the healthy kind you see after someone finds […]
Breakups - Christian Perspective - Dating - Identity - In the Therapy Room - Personal Development - Samuel Hartwell - Self Care
In the Therapy Room: Healing from Trauma and Reclaiming Identity
The Echo of Past Wounds 💔 The worst kind of darkness isn’t found in empty rooms or midnight skies, but in the shadowed corners of a soul where trauma has made its home. It’s there—in those hidden spaces—that the past […]
Lola Adams - Relationships
Therapy Confessions: The Invisible Labor and Resentment in Modern Relationships
I still remember the day Michelle walked into my office, dressed impeccably in that power suit that screamed “I negotiate million-dollar deals before breakfast,” yet somehow radiating the unmistakable energy of someone who hadn’t slept properly in weeks. 💼 She […]
Relationships - Sophia Rivera
Therapy Confessions: When Loving Someone Means Letting Go of Their Trauma
The hardest cases are always the ones where a client is trapped in someone else’s psychological prison. I remember sitting across from Austin, watching him absently fold a tissue into increasingly smaller triangles as he told me about his mother’s […]
Christian Perspective - Samuel Hartwell
When I Feel Betrayed: My Journey to Healing and Rebuilding Trust
“The heart knows its own bitterness, and no stranger shares its joy.” – Proverbs 14:10 In the darkness of her bedroom, Emily stared at the ceiling, the soft blue light of her phone illuminating her face as she scrolled through […]
Melanie Doss - Narcisism
I’m Finally Taking The Wheel: How My Inner Child Is Healing And Rewiring My Emotional Response To Childhood Trauma
🌟 POV: You finally stand up to your narcissistic parent and a voice you barely recognize comes out 💥 Let me put you onto something that research shows but no one is talking about… When you confront your abuser and […]
Heartbreak - Lola Adams
I’m Learning to Grieve in a World Where Everyone Has an Opinion About My Love and My Loss
Picture this: You’re standing in your childhood living room, surrounded by extended family who haven’t spoken to each other since the Clinton administration, all pretending to celebrate the life of someone you loved. The shrine you’ve carefully constructed—the flowers, the […]
Relationships - Sophia Rivera
I Heal Through Others
Ever notice how the conversation around trauma recovery always ends up in the same place? We talk endlessly about processing pain, confronting the past, and developing coping mechanisms. But there’s something massive we’re dancing around—something that research consistently points to […]
Charles McElroy - Narcisism
Breaking Free from Blame-Shifting: Reclaiming Your Reality After Narcissistic Abuse
A client recently described ending a relationship with a partner who had repeatedly cheated, lied, surveilled her, and engaged in physical abuse. Despite having clear reasons for leaving, she found herself doubting her decision when her ex-partner claimed she had […]