Many clients arrive to therapy with the mantra: “I just want to understand my anxiety/my trauma/my procrastination.” And then add, “I want to get to the bottom of it.”
It sounds reasonable. We examine our worries, fears, mistakes, and problems
In last week’s article, we discussed how traumatic moments often affect the brain/body in ways that become strongly patterned. Two critical conclusions were noted: First, the immediate response to trauma includes overwhelming fear, and how we respond is not consciously
Regardless of your life experiences, most of us have probably felt stuck in a rut at some point in our lives. It’s a sense of stagnation that seems impossible to break free from, no matter how hard you try.
Now,