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Your Nervous System is Trying to Help: Understanding Fight, Flight, Freeze, and Fawn
Read more: Your Nervous System is Trying to Help: Understanding Fight, Flight, Freeze, and FawnWhy did I snap at them? Or: I completely shut down and couldn’t say anything. Or: I just kept apologizing even though I knew I wasn’t wrong. These moments of feeling hijacked by our own reactions make more sense when we understand what’s actually happening: your nervous system is doing its job. It’s scanning for…
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What Is IFS? A Quick Primer on Internal Family Systems
Read more: What Is IFS? A Quick Primer on Internal Family SystemsIt’s a common feeling: I don’t know why I’m acting this way. Or: Part of me knows I’m okay—but another part is completely panicked. Or: I keep doing the thing I said I wouldn’t do. Internal Family Systems (IFS) offers a gentle, surprising take on why that happens. It starts from the idea that our…
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When Breaks Don’t Feel Like They’re Helping
Read more: When Breaks Don’t Feel Like They’re HelpingYou finally cleared your calendar. You went on the weekend trip. You closed your laptop. You did all the things you’re supposed to do to recharge… but you still feel exhausted, foggy, unmotivated, or on edge. Maybe worse. So what gives? If you’re burned out, it’s not unusual for breaks to feel like they don’t…
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Understanding Panic Attacks
Read more: Understanding Panic AttacksYour heart’s pounding, you’re sweating and you can’t catch your breath, and there’s this overwhelming sense that something terrible is about to happen—or maybe that you’re dying. And you have no idea why. This is very likely a panic attack. If you’ve never had one, panic attacks can sound like “just really bad anxiety.” Anyone…
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CBT Techniques That Work in Real Life
Read more: CBT Techniques That Work in Real LifeYour brain is being dramatic again. Maybe you’re convinced your partner is losing interest, spiraling about a pitch meeting, or catastrophizing about that weird pain in your side. We’ve all been there—caught in loops of worry, self-doubt, or worst-case-scenario thinking that feel logical in the moment. This is where Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) can help.…