Eternal Wellness Counseling

Eternal Wellness Counseling Esin Pinarli, LCSW, MCAP is a Holistic Psychotherapist and Wellness Coach helping individuals heal.

I'm a Holistic Psychotherapist, Wellness and Lifestyle Coach, and Founder of Eternal Wellness Counseling. My mission is to guide, encourage, and empower my clients to achieve a positive felt sense and state of wellness that they can carry with them through their daily lives.

What if it’s not avoidance, but grief? What if it’s the ghost of a childhood wound you were never helped to carry?When w...
01/12/2026

What if it’s not avoidance, but grief? What if it’s the ghost of a childhood wound you were never helped to carry?

When we keep reliving the same patterns, like sabotage, shutdown, or emotional overwhelm, it’s sometimes from the younger part of you who’s still trapped in the room where it all fell apart.

And the hard part is, they don’t want logic or pressure. They need safety, attunement, and time.

Through working with your inner child, you can become the one they open up to.

“Why do I keep ruining everything I say I want?”Whether it’s love, rest, success, or connection, so many of us carry int...
01/08/2026

“Why do I keep ruining everything I say I want?”

Whether it’s love, rest, success, or connection, so many of us carry internal protectors that believe safety comes from staying in control or keeping our hearts guarded.

You might feel torn between parts of you that want very different things:

→ One part wants to rest. Another part says that’s lazy.

→ One part wants closeness. Another part panics when it gets too real.

→ One part longs to be seen. Another part is terrified of judgment.

You’re just protecting something tender.

IFS (Internal Family Systems) gives us language, tools, and grace for exploring these patterns without shame.

Healing takes helping your system find balance so that no part has to scream to be heard.

What internal tug-of-war do you relate to most right now?

What we often call “self-sabotage” is actually the nervous system trying to protect us from perceived threat. From a the...
01/07/2026

What we often call “self-sabotage” is actually the nervous system trying to protect us from perceived threat.

From a therapeutic and neurobiological perspective, our brains are wired to prioritize safety over growth. When you encounter a situation that resembles a past experience of pain, rejection, failure, or humiliation, your body may activate protective responses before you’re even consciously aware of it.

In Internal Family Systems (IFS), we understand these behaviors as driven by “protector parts.” These parts hold specific roles within your internal system and are often trying to prevent you from feeling the pain of past wounds (which may still be carried by exiled parts of you).

For example, procrastination might be a strategy to avoid the shame of not being good enough. Overworking might be an effort to outrun feelings of inadequacy. Even shutting down emotionally can be a part trying to protect you from relational vulnerability.

These aren’t signs that you’re undisciplined or unmotivated. They’re signs that your internal system is working overtime trying to keep you safe in the ways it once had to.

When you begin to meet these parts with curiosity instead of criticism, you shift out of the stress response and into self-leadership, the place from which healing becomes possible.

Interested in learning more? Comment the word “PARTS” and I’ll DM you a link to my free guide where you’ll learn more about these protective parts.

Why resolutions don’t last ↓I was honored to be featured in Fast Company discussing why change rarely sticks when it rel...
01/02/2026

Why resolutions don’t last ↓

I was honored to be featured in Fast Company discussing why change rarely sticks when it relies on willpower alone.

✨Neuroscience shows the brain doesn’t rewire through pressure or big promises. It changes through small, repeated patterns that build safety and consistency in the nervous system.

✨This year, instead of asking, “What should I do differently?” try asking, “What patterns am I ready to release, and what do I want to practice instead?”

✨Read the full article at fastcompany.com and follow me to learn how to create change that your nervous system can sustain.

If this resonates, pass it along to someone who wants to approach change in a new way this year 🧿

Why some moments can feel so intense ↓When small things in relationships cause BIG reactions, it’s not because you’re be...
12/22/2025

Why some moments can feel so intense ↓

When small things in relationships cause BIG reactions, it’s not because you’re being dramatic. It’s because something inside you is remembering.

✨Your nervous system doesn’t measure time the way your mind does. A moment of disconnection can activate an old wound, touching parts of you that once felt unseen, unchosen, or not enough.

These are your core wounds.

✨They carry quiet beliefs like, “I’m not lovable” or “I don’t matter.” And when they get reawakened (even just a little), the body reacts as if it’s fighting for safety. That’s why a simple text, a certain look, or a moment of distance can trigger panic, anger, or withdrawal.

You’re not overreacting. Your nervous system is replaying an unfinished story. Share this with someone who needs that reminder 🧿

The truth about recovery no one talks about ↓Most people think recovery starts when the behavior stops.✨But the real wor...
12/01/2025

The truth about recovery no one talks about ↓

Most people think recovery starts when the behavior stops.

✨But the real work begins in the quiet moments after, when your system is no longer numbed and you can finally hear what’s been living underneath.

✨Your body keeps score long before your mind catches up. And the sensations that rise in early healing are not signs that something is wrong. They are signs that something long-protected is asking to be felt.

✨Every surge of emotion… every wave of discomfort… every old reflex that returns… is your system trying to reorganize itself around safety instead of survival.

This is how integration begins. Slowly, somatically, and often inconveniently.

✨Healing deepens not by pushing the discomfort away, but by staying curious about what it is trying to tell you.

Sometimes the hardest part is learning to sit with what was once too overwhelming to face.

✨Let the feelings come. Let your body speak. And let this be proof that your capacity is expanding. You’re not falling apart. You’re becoming someone who no longer needs to numb to get through the day.

What has your body been trying to communicate on your healing journey?

Know that recovery is layered and integration takes time.

Share this with someone who needs a reminder that discomfort can be a sign of real transformation 🧿

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11/25/2025

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Why avoidants pull back ↓✨ Avoidant attachment often develops when a child’s bids for connection are met with misattunem...
11/17/2025

Why avoidants pull back ↓

✨ Avoidant attachment often develops when a child’s bids for connection are met with misattunement, engulfment, or emotional strain. When a caregiver’s emotions leave little room for the child’s inner world, the child adapts by retreating inward.

To the child, distance became oxygen. Autonomy became safety.

✨ As adults, this can look like pulling away when emotions rise, immersing themselves in work or hobbies, keeping conversations safely superficial, or shutting down the moment connection starts to deepen.

These patterns don’t come from a lack of desire for intimacy. They come from a body that remembers the feeling of being emotionally swallowed.

✨ Healing takes shape through space that isn’t punished, curiosity that feels soft instead of intrusive, and connection that unfolds slowly enough for their nervous system to settle.

Even small bids for connection matter. They signal that their inner world is beginning to feel safe enough to open.

If this speaks to you (as someone with an avoidant attachment or a partner of one), what part of closeness feels challenging or charged right now?

Share this with someone you love, and follow me for more 🧿

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