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#cptsd #ptsd #trauma #healing #attachmentwounds

#skyespoetry #poetrysky #poetry #poetrycommunity
#writing #writingcommunity #writesky #integration

Why He Shuts Down Instead of Showing Up: A Trauma-Informed Look at Men In this episode, host Lisa Urbanski talks with author Willie Handler about how father wounds, anxiety, and intergenerational trauma quietly shape men’s ability to open up, stay present, and build healthy relationships. You’ll hear a compassionate, practical conversation about what’s really happening underneath “commitment issues,” and how both men and women can respond with understanding instead of blame. You’ll learn: - How father relationship trauma impacts adult love and attachment - Why anxiety and shame often show up as avoidance or “I can’t commit.” - What intergenerational trauma is—and how it lives in your body and reactions - Simple tools (therapy, EMDR, breathwork, stillness) to start healing If you’ve ever asked, “Why can’t he commit?” or “Why do I keep attracting emotionally unavailable people?”—this episode will help you connect the dots and take your next step toward healing.

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Thinking of You blogger – Mel Robbins And Sawyer Robbins Talk About Learning to Let Go When Your Heart Still Wants to Hold On The Thinking of You App blog.

Thinking of You blogger – Mel Robbins And Sawyer Robbins Talk About Learning to Let Go When Your Heart Still Wants to Hold On

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#thinkingofyou, #thinkingofyouapp, #relationshipapp, #couplesapp, #breakuphealing, #melrobbins, #attachmentwounds, #letThemTheory, #healingafterlove

Thinking of You blog – Mel Robbins And Sawyer Robbins Talk About Learning to Let Go When Your Heart Still Wants to Hold On

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#thinkingofyou, #thinkingofyouapp, #relationshipapp, #couplesapp, #breakuphealing, #melrobbins, #attachmentwounds, #letThemTheory, #healingafterlove

How Shame Affects Relationships — And How Couples Can Rediscover Joy & Intimacy | Erik Karff Psychotherapy Shame can quietly damage relationships. This article highlights ways couples can recognize it, talk about it, and rebuild trust with support from couple therapy in San Francisco.

Shame works in silence—it tightens communication, distances partners, and makes joy feel harder to access.
I wrote about how couples can understand these patterns and find their way back to closeness and ease.
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#CouplesTherapy #QueerCouples #GayTherapySF #AttachmentWounds

How Shame Affects Relationships — And How Couples Can Rediscover Joy & Intimacy | Erik Karff Psychotherapy Shame can quietly damage relationships. This article highlights ways couples can recognize it, talk about it, and rebuild trust with support from couple therapy in San Francisco.

Shame works in silence—it tightens communication, distances partners, and makes joy feel harder to access.
I wrote about how couples can understand these patterns and find their way back to closeness and ease.
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#CouplesTherapy #QueerCouples #GayTherapySF #AttachmentWounds

The Balance of Chemistry and Compatibility - Ben Oofana Chemistry is hugely overemphasized by many and can be incredibly nebulous in its definition. It's that feeling of attraction and intense desire we feel when we're with someone. Some describe it as a p...

Just because someone gives you butterflies doesn’t mean they’re a safe place to land.
Learn the crucial difference between chemistry and compatibility.
#AttachmentWounds #DatingAdvice #SelfAwareness

When You Can’t Stop Thinking About Them: Understanding and Healing Romantic Fixation  - Ben Oofana There’s a trap many people fall into. And while it may not be talked about in a public or structured way, those caught in it often talk about it incessantly—to anyone who will listen. They ruminate, r...

You’re not crazy.
You’re stuck in a powerful illusion.
Romantic fixation can feel like love—but it’s not.
This article-video shows you why you’re stuck—and how to break free.
#Heartbreak #AttachmentWounds #MentalHealthMatters

How Chemistry Gets Confused with Compatibility - Ben Oofana The term ‘chemistry' is often associated with intense feelings of infatuation or obsession in romantic relationships. However, it's crucial to understand that this concept extends beyond the realm of ...

Chemistry can feel magical. But it’s not always a sign you’ve met “the one.”
Sometimes, it’s your trauma responding to something familiar.
Before you get pulled in, learn the difference.
#AttachmentWounds #SelfAwareness #RelationshipHealing #HealingJourney #RomanticChemistry

When You Can’t Stop Thinking About Them: Understanding and Healing Romantic Fixation  - Ben Oofana There’s a trap many people fall into. And while it may not be talked about in a public or structured way, those caught in it often talk about it incessantly—to anyone who will listen. They ruminate, r...

This isn’t love.
It’s your psyche and nervous system clinging to someone who feels familiar…
Because the inconsistency, the longing, the rejection—it all mirrors old wounds.
But you can heal.
#EmotionalHealing #AttachmentWounds #TraumaResponse #HealingLove

How Chemistry Gets Confused with Compatibility - Ben Oofana The term ‘chemistry' is often associated with intense feelings of infatuation or obsession in romantic relationships. However, it's crucial to understand that this concept extends beyond the realm of ...

Chemistry can feel magical. But it’s not always a sign you’ve met “the one.”
Sometimes, it’s your trauma responding to something familiar.
Before you get pulled in, learn the difference.
#AttachmentWounds #SelfAwareness #RelationshipHealing #HealingJourney #RomanticChemistry

How We Get Caught in the Destructive Cycle of Rumination—and How to Break Free - Ben Oofana Anyone who’s been through heartbreak, betrayal, or the loss of someone they deeply cared about knows what it’s like to lie awake at night with a mind that just won’t shut off. You replay every word, e...

Being caught up in emotional obsession is like being on a drug
But there’s a reason you’re still fixated—and a way to move beyond it
This piece goes deep: into the body, the brain, and the healing process itself
#healingpath #attachmentwounds #somatichealing #griefjourney #mentalhealthawareness

Boarding schools teach CONTROL.

#MensMentalHealth #MensTherapyOnline #NarcissismRecovery #EmotionalHealing #BoardingSchoolTrauma #BreakTheStigma #HealthyMasculinity #EmotionalWellness #AttachmentWounds #ConsciousMasculinity

How Unprocessed Grief Leads to an Attachment to Suffering  - Ben Oofana Grief is an inevitable part of being human. It’s the raw, unfiltered response to loss—of a loved one, a relationship, a dream, a sense of identity, or even a vision of how we thought life would unfold...

Unprocessed grief doesn’t just disappear—it becomes embedded in the body, warping your emotions, clouding your judgment, and keeping you stuck in patterns of suffering.
#griefrecovery #emotionalhealing #traumabonding #attachmentwounds #innerwork #somatichealing #healingjourney

Why So Many High-Functioning Professionals' Relationships Are So Disastrous - Ben Oofana Since childhood, I've always had a tendency to watch people, driven largely by curiosity and a desire to understand them better. I strive to gain a deeper understanding of the people I work with so I ...

There’s a reason high-functioning professionals often end up with dysfunctional partners.
When we suppress our pain, we lose the capacity to see clearly—and we’re drawn to what feels familiar.
Even if it hurts.
#AttachmentWounds

How We Get Caught in the Destructive Cycle of Rumination—and How to Break Free - Ben Oofana Anyone who’s been through heartbreak, betrayal, or the loss of someone they deeply cared about knows what it’s like to lie awake at night with a mind that just won’t shut off. You replay every word, e...

Being caught up in emotional obsession is like being on a drug.
But there’s a reason you’re still fixated—and a way to move beyond it.
This piece goes deep: into the body, the brain, and the healing process itself.
#healingpath #attachmentwounds #somatichealing #griefjourney #traumarecovery

Trauma Responses in Love and Loss: Why We Shut Down, Chase, or Can’t Let Go - Ben Oofana Most of us have, at one point or another, found ourselves in relationships where we felt stuck. We couldn’t let go of someone, even when we knew they were hurting us. Or we shut down completely, unabl...

Why do we chase people who hurt us?
Why is it so hard to let go—even when we know they’re not good for us?
These aren’t random behaviors. They’re trauma responses, shaped by early emotional wounds
Trauma Responses in Love and Loss
#TraumaBonding #AttachmentWounds #CPTSD #EmotionalHealing #LettingGo

Common Myths About Healing Heartbreak That Keep You from Letting Go and Moving On  - Ben Oofana Heartbreak is a spiritual, emotional, cognitive, and physiological crisis—and one of the most painful and disorienting experiences most of us will ever go through. When we lose someone we’ve loved dee...

Why can’t I stop thinking about them?
Why does it still hurt so much?
Why can’t I just move on?
This article breaks down the real reasons—and how to heal.
#HeartbreakRecovery #Grief #AttachmentWounds #healingafterbreakup

#attachmentwounds #boundaries #breakingcycles #childhoodtrauma #complexPTSD #CPTSD #emotionalabuse #emotionalintelligence #emotionalrecovery #emotionalsafety #Healing #healingjourney #innerchild #love #loveaftertrauma #MentalHealth #personalgrowth #rebuildingtrust
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Rescuers: Do You Always Try to Save Others, Even When It Hurts You? Or has someone acted as your rescuer, only to leverage it as control? Find out why this happens, what makes it so hard to stop, and what to do about it.

“The compulsion to rescue isn’t just a choice; for many, it feels like an overwhelming biological imperative.”
#RescueFantasy
#RescuerRole
#CPTSDHealing
#TraumaBonding
#FawnResponse
#ComplexTrauma
#TraumaRecovery
#NarcissisticAbuse
#RescueCompulsion
#AttachmentWounds
#SelfAbandonment
#cptsdrecovery

Healing Is Lonely Until You Find You (Issue 5) And even then, there are still likely to be some lonely bends in the road, but I've not known that desperate loneliness I once did since becoming my own best friend.

Read the latest issue here, including my breakdown of this reading I did for myself: open.substack.com/pub/witchyth...

#witchytherapy #shadowwork #tarotspread #personaltarot #tarotsky #witchsky #attachmentwounds #anxiousattachment

The Importance of Animal-Bonds and Attachment in Childhood — Angela Dunning of The Horse's Truth Post by Angela Dunning of The Horse's Truth

A new article: "The Importance of Animal-Bonds and Attachment in Childhood".

Does this resonate for you?

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#Childhoodwounds #attachmentwounds #bonds #love #animals #pets #horses #ponies #unconditionallove #trust #grief #sorrow #abandonmenttrauma #healing #children