How to Say No Without Feeling Guilty: A Guide to Assertiveness
Saying “no” may sound easy in theory, but most of us struggle with setting boundaries. Whether the struggle is from worrying about disappointing others, being perceived as selfish, a fear of damaging the relationship, or feeling pressured to please others, setting a boundary often creates feelings of guilt and unease. However, a lack of boundaries […]
How Early Attachment Wounds Shape Adult Relationships – and How this Shows Up in the Therapy Room
The ways in which we experience closeness, trust and vulnerability in adulthood are shaped long before we are aware of it. Our earliest relationships, most often with caregivers, begin to form our attachment patterns. These patterns then become the blueprint for how we relate and connect to others, whether it’s with a partner, friend, or […]
A Gentle Way to Process Difficult Experiences – EMDR Therapy
Many of us come to therapy feeling stuck with challenging emotions, memories, or experiences that affect our day-to-day lives. Although you are logically aware that these memories and experiences have occured in the past, or that these emotions and sensations are a conditioned hypervigilance, your body and nervous system can still react as if the […]