These are few of the elements needed to experience emotional safety. When we experience harm in our lives due to trauma, our safety and perceived safety to others, and within ourselves gets disrupted.

It takes time, patience, a safe space, expression, and help to be able to build and create emotional safety around you…and it is possible.

We have wonderful therapists at our practice trained in emotional safety after the experience of trauma &/or difficult life experiences.

It’s common to get caught up in unrealistic expectations and to feel as though we are thriving in them, eventually it catches up to us.

It’s often rock bottom moments, or someone else like a therapist helping you understand the toxic cycle of following unrealistic expectations.

Breaking this cycle takes patience, time and boundaries.

Thriving in unrealistic expectations may look like:

Seeking external validation

Not trusting yourself

Difficulty making decisions

Feeling guilt & disappointment

Body feels exhausted

Always thinking ahead

Having internal self-talk that isn't yours

Prioritizing others often