by ekasujja | Aug 5, 2026 | Uncategorized
How trauma responses can masquerade as growth and why your “high standards for yourself” might be an internalized abuse strategy Photo by Elif from Pexels “Self-compassion is not self-indulgence. Self-criticism is not self-improvement. We cannot hate ourselves...
by ekasujja | Aug 5, 2026 | Uncategorized
The fifth trauma response that might explain the moments you cannot remember Photo by Raj Rana on Unsplash “The most merciful thing in the world, I think, is the inability of the human mind to correlate all its contents. …” — H.P. Lovecraft In this...
by ekasujja | Aug 5, 2026 | Uncategorized
Why success keeps moving the goalposts Photo by Alexander Krivitskiy from Pexels You got the thing. Maybe it was the promotion, the degree, the business milestone, the number on the scale. You worked hard for it. You probably told yourself, quietly, that once you...
by ekasujja | Aug 5, 2026 | Uncategorized
I wish somebody had told me this years ago Photo by Jason Deines from Pexels What if I told you that the reason you cannot seem to get started, stay organized, or follow through has nothing to do with laziness or lack of discipline? Would you believe me? I asked...
by ekasujja | Aug 5, 2026 | Uncategorized
But you can, and should, breathe your way out of it Photo by Siarhei Nester from Pexels Simply use the physiological sigh. Let’s get into it. One of the things that are emphasized the most in the training to become a clinical psychologist is the importance of...
