Healing Trauma

Dr. Babbel practices as a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist. Online & Teletherapy are is offered for residents in CA.

Individual therapy sessions are available to adults via in-person sessions located at my private San Francisco office or online.

01/09/2026

Healing isn’t a personality makeover. It’s learning to stay connected to yourself while life is happening. And that connection gets built through micro-choices—small moments where you listen inward and respond with care.

This week, experiment with one-minute integrity: a tiny action that matches your actual capacity. Over time, these small moments become trust. And trust is what makes the true self feel reachable again.

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01/07/2026

Healing is rarely one big breakthrough. More often, it’s a series of tiny returns—micro-moments where you choose presence over bracing, softness over self-abandonment, and truth over performance.

If you’ve felt disconnected lately, start small: one minute of breath, one minute of feeling your feet, one minute of allowing yourself to be exactly where you are. That is the path back to you—one minute at a time.

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01/02/2026

Emotional clutter often stays because the body never got to complete the response—exhale the sadness, set the boundary, end the loop. You don’t have to relive the whole story to give your nervous system a feeling of completion.

Try one long sigh. Try one clear gesture. Let your body experience: “That’s done now.” And notice what becomes possible when you’re no longer carrying it into 2026.

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12/31/2025

We spend so much energy trying to “figure it out,” but emotional weight doesn’t live only in thoughts—it lives in the nervous system. When your body stays braced, your energy gets drained, your clarity gets cloudy, and even joy can feel far away.

As we move toward 2026, consider a different kind of decluttering: not forcing yourself to revisit every memory, but offering your body small moments of completion and release. You deserve to start the new year with more room inside you.

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12/23/2025

Winter can be a powerful season to simplify—not as a self-improvement project, but as a form of care. Many people feel better when they create a little more predictability: steadier sleep, warmer meals, fewer late nights, more recovery time between “output” moments.

If you want a supportive winter routine, start small: choose one anchor that helps your body feel safe (like a consistent bedtime or a short walk), and one anchor that helps your mind feel clear (like a 10-minute tidy or a morning check-in). Then protect those anchors like they matter—because they do.

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12/21/2025

The solstice is a sacred kind of pause—the moment the wheel turns, even if you can’t see it yet. If you’ve felt slower, more emotional, more inward, or simply worn down… I want you to know: nothing is wrong with you. This is a season that asks us to listen more closely and ask less of ourselves.

If you’d like a simple ritual: place a hand on your body and breathe slowly for one minute. Then ask, “What am I ready to release?” and “What do I want to grow as the light returns?” Let the answer be small. Let it be honest. Let it be kind.

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12/19/2025

This time of year can feel like a series of inner weather changes—fine one moment, overwhelmed the next. Instead of judging the swing, see it as information: your system may be asking for steadiness, softness, and fewer demands. The true self doesn’t disappear in winter—it often gets quieter, waiting for you to slow down enough to hear it.

Try choosing one small daily ritual that tells your body, “You’re safe with me.” Consistency—more than intensity—is what helps the nervous system settle.

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12/17/2025

Right before the Winter Solstice, many of us feel more tender—sleep, mood, motivation, and cravings can shift when the light gets scarce. If you’ve been feeling up and down, you’re not doing anything wrong. This is a season that asks for honest listening.

A simple practice: don’t push past your body’s signals. Let your pace soften. Let your “enough” be smaller. When you treat your body like something sacred, you stay connected to the true self underneath the hustle—the part of you that doesn’t need to prove anything to be worthy of care.

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12/12/2025

Many of us pressure ourselves to “just forgive and move on,” especially if we’re afraid of being seen as bitter or stuck. But real forgiveness grows out of emotional honesty—letting yourself acknowledge, feel, and tend to the wound first. Self-compassion is the container that makes this possible, whether you’re healing from someone else’s actions or your own.

Is there a situation in your life where you might soften the pressure to forgive and instead offer yourself understanding and care first?

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12/09/2025

Change doesn’t ask our permission; it just arrives. When it does, we often brace, push through, or criticize ourselves for not “handling it better.” Self-compassion offers another path: small, consistent gestures of care that help your body and mind find steadier ground again. You don’t have to do it perfectly—you just have to begin.

When you feel unsettled, what is one small, concrete act of self-compassion you could offer yourself today?

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12/05/2025

Everyday life can stir up powerful expectations—about how you “should” show up, what you “should” agree to, and how available you “should” be for others. That pressure can easily pull you away from your authentic self and back into old patterns of pleasing, overcommitting, or ignoring your body’s signals. If you’re noticing that tension, it’s a sign of awareness, not failure.

What if you experimented with listening to yourself first? Before saying yes, check in with your body. Before pushing yourself to keep up, ask what pace actually feels kind for you. Adjusting plans, leaving early, changing your mind, or saying “not right now” are all legitimate ways to care for your nervous system. Each small boundary you set from a grounded, honest place is an act of self-respect—and a step toward a life that feels more real, more sustainable, and more aligned with who you truly are.

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12/02/2025

After holidays, many sensitive people feel more tired, tender, or overwhelmed than they expected. Even if nothing “went wrong,” the social energy, travel, family dynamics, and schedule shifts can leave your nervous system buzzing or completely drained. If you’re noticing irritability, sadness, numbness, or exhaustion this week, nothing is “wrong” with you—your system is simply asking to be acknowledged.

This is a good moment to turn your attention back toward your true, authentic self. Gently notice what’s happening in your body right now. Ask yourself, “What do I honestly need today?” and choose one small, compassionate action that honors that need. You don’t have to earn rest or prove your gratitude by pushing through. You are allowed to land, to soften, and to come home to yourself after the holiday.

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