Blooming After Trauma
Thoughts about trauma recovery, relationships, growth, and empowerment from Emmy Marie of @bloomingwithemmy
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Are you a “bad daughter”? (opens the original)
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Hey Substack fam,I was recently interviewed for Megan Griffith’s Bad Daughter* Summit, and it inspired me to unpack some of the ways we are judged or perceived as bad daughters/kids for… being human beings with standards and boundaries. Tell me if you can relate…You didn’t learn boundaries growi
Somatic Internal Family Systems Therapy for Complex Trauma (opens the original)
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For my final project in my adult counseling class this summer, I was tasked with reading a book about a therapeutic modality and writing a research paper. I chose the book “Somatic Internal Family Systems” by Susan McConnell and wrote about its implications for the treatment of complex trauma. <div class="im
Raise your hand if you've been Melanie from Love Island (opens the original)
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Love Island ended, but the themes of codependency and choosing toxic relationships are still relevant. (Also, congrats to the winners *no spoilers!!!)Watching Melanie continue to choose Sincere after family day reminds me that the only person who can save you from the pattern of toxic relationships and codependency is yourself. In addition to movie night, where Sincere’s blatant lying and disrespect were on full display, we watched Melanie’s mom and sister cry and passionately beg her to realize
I hope you hear this (opens the original)
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I wanted to send a couple of quick reminders as you start the weekend:You are not destined for relationships that require you to be small, silent, and obedient to stay safe.That is dehumanizing. You’re a human. You get to take up space and be loved for it.You are not destined for relationships that require you to walk on eggshells 24/7 to avoid setting them off.You don’t deserve a relationship where you feel afraid all the time. Safety is your birthright.<strong
Why I think you might like this group (opens the original)
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If you’ve been feeling exhausted by relationship patterns you can’t seem to shake, such as giving too much, asking for too little, prioritizing relationships so highly, and somehow still feeling lonely and maybe a little bit used…I wanna invite you to join The Art of Interdependence, and share why I made this a group program, rather than a solo self-study course. Because some of this work is hard to do in isolation, and over the past 6 years, I’ve seen what happens when people who get it are in
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