Healing Trauma

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.

Staying informed doesn’t have to mean staying flooded. Choose a short window, one trusted source, and a clear “after” pr...
01/29/2026

Staying informed doesn’t have to mean staying flooded. Choose a short window, one trusted source, and a clear “after” practice (walk, shower, breathe, call a friend). This is nervous-system hygiene—especially for sensitive people.

And: if you’re directly impacted by what’s happening, you deserve extra care and support. If you’re not directly impacted and you have capacity, consider pairing your pause with a small act of solidarity. The goal isn’t to disengage—it’s to stay present for the long haul.

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There are times when the world feels unbearable to witness. If you’re sensitive, empathic, or already carrying grief, yo...
01/28/2026

There are times when the world feels unbearable to witness. If you’re sensitive, empathic, or already carrying grief, your nervous system may register the news as danger—not “information.” That response isn’t weakness; it’s a sign you’re connected.

Taking a break from the news isn’t the same as not caring. It can be a trauma-informed way to stay responsive instead of flooded. If you have capacity, let rest be followed by one small values-based action: check on someone, give to mutual aid, show up locally, or share vetted resources. We don’t need perfect—just sustainable.

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Resilience gets misunderstood as pushing harder. But the deepest resilience comes from living in alignment—when your act...
01/24/2026

Resilience gets misunderstood as pushing harder. But the deepest resilience comes from living in alignment—when your actions match your values, your “yes” is cleaner, your “no” is clearer, and your relationships get more honest. That’s authenticity: not a vibe, but a practice.

And self-compassion is what keeps you coming back when you drift. Not with shame. With a steady hand on your back that says, “Start again. One true step.”

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Authenticity isn’t something you force—it’s something that emerges when your inner world feels safe. If your default mod...
01/23/2026

Authenticity isn’t something you force—it’s something that emerges when your inner world feels safe. If your default mode is self-criticism, your nervous system stays on alert…and it’s hard to access clarity, vulnerability, or truth. Self-compassion is the foundation that tells your brain and body: you’re not in danger here.

This week, practice “safety first.” Not perfection. Not performance. Just one moment where you meet yourself with kindness—and notice what becomes possible when you do.

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Authenticity isn’t oversharing or having the “perfect” boundaries—it’s the quiet practice of not abandoning yourself. So...
01/20/2026

Authenticity isn’t oversharing or having the “perfect” boundaries—it’s the quiet practice of not abandoning yourself. So many of us learned to be acceptable, helpful, easy, high-performing… and we slowly lost the signal of what’s true. Coming back doesn’t happen in one big declaration. It happens in small moments of honesty.

Try this: before you reply to a text, agree to something, or push yourself through—pause and ask, “What would be honest for me in the next 10%?” Maybe it’s a kinder pace. Maybe it’s a clearer no. Maybe it’s admitting you need support. That’s the true self: not loud, not perfect—just real.

Self-compassion isn’t a personality trait—it’s a nervous system skill. It’s what helps you stay with yourself when your ...
01/20/2026

Self-compassion isn’t a personality trait—it’s a nervous system skill. It’s what helps you stay with yourself when your brain wants to criticize, rush, or “fix.” And you don’t need a perfect moment to practice it. The moment you notice you’re overwhelmed is the moment you can soften.

Try this today: one hand on your chest, one slow exhale, and a gentle statement that’s true—“This is hard.” That tiny act of acknowledgement can interrupt shame and bring you back to steady ground. One compassionate moment at a time is how trust with yourself is built.

Jung described a kind of existential loneliness that can show up when you stop abandoning yourself to stay included. Tha...
01/18/2026

Jung described a kind of existential loneliness that can show up when you stop abandoning yourself to stay included. That “in-between” season can feel raw—like you’ve left the old group, the old identity, the old coping strategies… but the new life hasn’t fully formed yet.

If you’re here, be gentle. This can be part of individuation—the slow, brave process of becoming more yourself. And over time, living from your values creates a magnetic honesty that draws the people who resonate with the real you.

Are you in a transition right now—where you’re outgrowing something, but haven’t found your “next” yet?

Carl Jung understood loneliness as more than physical isolation—it can be the pain of not being able to share what feels...
01/16/2026

Carl Jung understood loneliness as more than physical isolation—it can be the pain of not being able to share what feels most true inside you. When we rely on a persona to fit in, the cost is often an “inner exile,” where parts of us go unseen even in the presence of others.

Healing begins with a gentle return: noticing what you’ve been hiding, softening the shame around it, and offering it a place in your inner world. The more you belong to yourself, the more possible it becomes to be truly met by others. Where in your life are you longing to be seen more honestly

Healing isn’t a personality makeover. It’s learning to stay connected to yourself while life is happening. And that conn...
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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Healing is rarely one big breakthrough. More often, it’s a series of tiny returns—micro-moments where you choose presenc...
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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Emotional clutter often stays because the body never got to complete the response—exhale the sadness, set the boundary, ...
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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We spend so much energy trying to “figure it out,” but emotional weight doesn’t live only in thoughts—it lives in the ne...
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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