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Mental health resources & reflections
Therapist-written reflections on people-pleasing, religious trauma, anxiety, attachment, relationships & learning to trust yourself again. Written by me, Emilee, a licensed therapist offering online therapy for women in Alaska, Arizona, Texas, Utah & Washington.
5 CURRENT SIGNS YOU WERE PARENTIFIED AS A CHILD
Being the "mature" kid probably got you a lot of praise. Here are five current signs you were parentified as a child, and how that role can still shape your needs, boundaries and relationships.
FROM FAWNING TO FREEDOM: WHEN PEOPLE-PLEASING BECOMES A WAY TO FEEL SAFE
Sometimes people-pleasing is about more than wanting to be liked. Accommodating and monitoring everyone can become a way to feel safe when disagreement or disappointment doesn’t feel survivable.
THE CONNECTION BETWEEN TRAUMA & ANXIETY: WHY YOUR ANXIETY MIGHT MAKE MORE SENSE THAN YOU THINK
Your anxiety might not be random at all. Here’s how trauma and past experiences can shape anxiety, and what healing can actually look like.