My Dog Had A Seizure While I Was On Livestream
A personal reflection on fear, family, and impermanence through a late-night emergency with my dog Bam…
Academy of Self Help
Just because it's called self-help doesn't mean you have to do it alone.
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The stock market study that teaches us to slow down.
Thank You Father For You Have Sinned
Sometimes the distance between what hurts and what teaches is measured in generations.
Why Won’t My Parent Apologize?
If you’ve ever tried to confront your parent about how they hurt you and were met with nothing but denial, anger, or defensiveness, you are likely dealing with someone who is emotionally immature…
Internalizers: Sensitive People Raised By Emotionally Immature Parents
You’re constantly analyzing whether something you said came out wrong. When someone in your life is upset, you immediately assume it’s your fault. Even when everyone tells you things are fine, you feel like a total imposter that’s just waiting to be exposed.If this sounds like you, Dr. Lindsay C. Gibson has a name for it:
When Mother Is There But Far Away
Psychotherapist Jasmin Lee Cori, author of The Emotionally Absent Mother, explains how your relationship with your mother in childhood led you to feel alone, unseen, or unsupported as an adult—and why it's never too late to rebuild your emotional foundation.
Healing As Hiding: The Introversion Trauma Response
If you were raised by emotionally immature, absent, or toxic parents, you likely learned at a young age that it wasn’t safe to be yourself.
Inescapable Pain & The Flop Trauma Response
You’re probably already familiar with the trauma responses of fight, flight, and freeze, but have you ever heard of flop? Discover why it could be the great unlock to healing your wounded inner child...
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In our book club this month we’re reading one of my favorite books of all time…
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4 powerful quotes from psychotherapist & NYT Bestseller Meg Josephson on people-pleasing, the fawn trauma response, and how who our parents are impacts us in adulthood.
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I promise this is a mental health blog, stick with me for a minute. There’s an old wisdom in stock trading that says…
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A few years ago, during a dark time in my life, I was standing in the shower when I suddenly felt my heart flutter.
Why Emotionally Immature Parents Never Apologize
Why they can’t apologize, how it affects your healing, and what to do when closure never comes. Based on the teachings of Dr. Lindsay C. Gibson.
How Do You Explain A Wound Made Of Nothing?
Growing up with emotionally absent parents doesn’t come with a diagnosis.
When You Begin To Spiral
People always ask: what would you tell your younger self, and for a long time, I didn’t have an answer.
I Know You’re Searching For More
Not just for answers, not just for meaning—but for something that feels real.