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Avoiding Conflict Is Not Keeping the Peace
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Every time you avoid conflict to “keep the peace,” you’re not just staying quiet—you’re sending your nervous system the message that self-advocacy is dangerous. Over time, this leads to heightened anxiety around confrontation and a belief that your voice is unsafe. But this pattern can be unlearned. In this post, we explore how avoiding…
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Some of Your Most Polite Behaviors Are Survival Mechanisms
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People often assume being polite, agreeable, and conflict-avoidant is a personality trait. But for many, these behaviors aren’t kindness—they’re survival tactics. If you grew up in an environment where disagreeing led to consequences, your brain learned to fawn—to make yourself small, quiet, and easy to be around to avoid harm. But you don’t have…
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Trauma Doesn’t Make You Stronger: It Teaches You to Survive in Ways That Hurt
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Trauma doesn’t define you, but it often shapes how you move through the world. This blog explores how trauma creates survival strategies like emotional suppression and hyper-independence and how you can unlearn these patterns to thrive. Start your healing journey today with one of our therapists.
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Your Parents Didn’t Break You, They Handed You the Hammer and Taught You How to Do It Yourself
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Have you ever felt stuck in cycles of self-doubt or people-pleasing? These survival tools, often learned in childhood, might be holding you back. This blog explores how these patterns form, why they persist, and how to replace them with self-compassion and boundaries. Reach out today to begin your healing journey with one of our…