Center of Resilience

10/31/2025

10/17/2025

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You may not want to believe it, but some people really do have a special kind of connection with the feelings of those around them.

10/04/2025

09/29/2025

Trigger warning
That jolt in your chest when someone cuts too close.
The heat in your face when a word lands like a slap.
The sudden urge to bolt, fight, or shut down.
Most of us call it overreacting.
But activation is not an overreaction—it’s a signal flare.
It’s your nervous system saying: something familiar just got touched.
Not familiar as in good—familiar as in old.
Old betrayals. Old neglect. Old moments where you learned love was conditional, safety was fragile, and being yourself carried a cost.
Activation is a blacklight.
It makes visible what’s usually hidden: the fingerprints of your history. The places where you swallowed your voice, tightened your chest, or learned to disappear to keep the peace.
It’s not just anger or panic.
It’s your body holding a flashlight to the exact coordinates of your unfinished business. A map drawn in neon.
So the question isn’t, “Why am I triggered?”
That’s surface.
The deeper question is: “What is this showing me about the places that still ache?”
Because every spike of activation is an invitation.
Messy, yes. Uncomfortable, yes. But also honest.
It’s a doorway—if you’re willing to walk through it instead of slamming it shut.
Your triggers aren’t proof that you’re broken.
They’re proof that your body remembers.
And maybe what it’s asking—underneath all the static—is that you finally remember too.
So instead of spiraling into “Why am I like this?” you pause.
You ask: “What’s this moment showing me about what still hurts? About what still needs care?”
That’s how you turn the trigger into a teacher.

09/15/2025

One of the amazing things about resilience is that many of us didn’t realize how resilient we were until we looked back at difficult times in our lives and saw the simple fact that we made it through, that we learned a thing or two, and that we had enough faith to keep going.
So the next time you are in a tough spot in life — and believe me, these moments will come up whether we want them to or not — think back on a time that you did persevere. That right there is your resilience. It’s always accessible to you, and you have more of it than you know.~Wendy Wisner (Talkspace)
My favorite quote based on my truth is: "I can do this, I can do hard things."

08/05/2025

From the Angry Therapist

07/31/2025

“To get somewhere new, you must first decide that you are tired of being where you are.”