Have you ever wondered to yourself, “What the heck am I doing with my life?”

Do you ever wonder which voices in your head are yours vs societal & familial expectations put upon you?

SO many people struggle with just being themselves. A death loss or traumatic event can make people go on autopilot and generally feel disconnected from themselves and/or overruled by things, like ruminating thoughts or lack of motivation, that it makes it hard to function past just being in survival mode everyday. Upbringing and the way your family spoke, or didn’t speak, about hardships can also make people avoid difficult emotions. All of this can be the perfect storm for why you may have veered off from yourself over the years.

The problem with all of this is that you’re learning to leave behind pieces of your authentic self in order to accommodate others, or avoiding leaning into uncomfortable feelings, for fears of not knowing how to deal with them - or fears of not being accepted by others. And of course you would feel this way! If you never had a safe outlet or always felt like it wasn’t acceptable to just be yourself around parents or “friends,” then it can feel really scary to do this work!

The good news is, you can always learn how to find your way back ‘home.’ For many, exploration in this area might be the first time they have ever felt they have been able to honor those pieces of themselves that have been lost or shoved down for the sake of others. Therapy is going to give you that space to start learning how to feel safe in expressing yourself, how to establish boundaries with others, and how to UNlearn toxic societal and family/social messages that have been engrained in you. The goal is to strengthen your mind & body connection, by becoming aware how one affects the other and increase your ability to respond accordingly and authentically. When we become our most authentic selves, we are then able to attract the types of people we want in our lives and can live unapologetically for being the real, authentic YOU.