Tag: Concept-led
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Window of Tolerance: An Important Framework for Trauma-Informed Care
Have you felt like there’s an invisible line you can function within, and that you’d snap if pushed across it? And this line might be changing. Sometimes, you can manage to function under pressure, yet when chronic stress accumulates over a period of time, you become hypervigilant, and even small setbacks can feel overwhelming. You…
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Can These 4 Types of Noise Support Better Sleep?
Sleep issues now rank among the top 10 global health concerns. In response, we turn to a wide range of solutions—from drugs and supplements to habit-based strategies like reducing screen time, building a wind-down routine, lowering room temperature, and using sound-based sleep aids. Many of these methods are supported by both theory and research. Yet…
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Fawn: A Powerful Trauma Response We Need to Know
Somewhere along our healing journey, we’ve all heard something like, “Why didn’t you just say no?” or, “You looked like you seemed to be Okay with it”. Or, even worse, “You should have said no.” Or “Next time, you need to say no–at least, show it, act on it.” There is a serious level of…
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How Are Self-Esteem and Ego Related in One Person?
“That person’s ego is huge.” We’ve all heard or said something like this at some point. We often use “ego” and “self-esteem” interchangeably or as labels (if someone does X, then they must be Y). While this is not entirely wrong, especially when we need a mental shortcut, understanding how self-esteem and ego are related…
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Are We Living in a Just World?
When you experience something unfortunate and eventually reach out to talk about it, you’ll notice a pattern in how people respond. They’ll ask questions that sound like curiosity but feel like interrogation. “Have you tried?” “You should’ve done/I would do xyz!” “What did you do that might have contributed to the situation?” These questions may…
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