All relationships experience inevitable shifts from harmony into disharmony. With skill, we can reliably shift into repair and reconnection.

One of the harmful impacts of growing up in homes with entitled or grandiose caregivers is an ongoing vulnerability to non-reciprocal relationships.

Here are five common ways that false empowerment shows up in the trauma healing journey — and what to do about them.

Certain people strategically respond to boundary-setting as if we’re causing them harm. This catalyzes a boundary collapse pattern that is a hallmark of CPTSD.

Freezing during sexual intimacy is a common but rarely discussed impact of sexual trauma. To heal, we need to focus not on the mind, but on the nervous system.

Until we learn new relational skills, our communication styles are often at odds with our desires for relationships. These trauma patterns aren't our fault, but they are our responsibility to change.

I'm going to share how to create boundaries that work, so we no longer need to feel confused or ashamed for not knowing how to create them.

All of us need physical and emotional safety as children and few of us get it. Instead, we fill in the gaps of neglectful or abusive caregiving by learning to take care of ourselves, one way or another.

Being on the receiving end of the antagonistic and entitled behavior of grandiosity takes a significant toll on our wellbeing and our self-esteem.

As the world around us becomes more and more uncertain — geopolitically, environmentally, economically, technologically, the list goes on — we need to learn how to manage our nervous systems if we want to lead.

Trauma heals when we reprocess stuck memories held in our bodies and nervous systems. Once the nervous system knows we're safe, because we have solid support from our partner, the body brings up traumatic memories it’s ready to heal.