Somatic Discharge- Why it’s the Key to Release Trauma
Talk therapy isn’t useless for trauma, but it often isn’t enough on its own because trauma doesn’t live primarily in the thinking brain—it lives in the body and nervous system.
Existential Anxiety- The Quiet Fear Within
Existential anxiety is a deep, often unsettling feeling that arises when you confront big questions about life, death, purpose, freedom, and meaning…
The Importance of Anger for Women and Femmes
Anger is healthy, especially when it's coupled with trauma because rage is mobilizing energy that wants to move out and free up space for the body to be more flexible, adaptive, and free of pain.
7 Things Your Therapist Wish They Could Tell You
Do you ever wonder “what does my therapist think of me?” I’ll share my experiences as a trauma-informed, queer Asian American therapist in New York City.
How Avoidance Keeps You Stuck in Fear and Anxiety
What happens when avoidance becomes a habit that impacts work or relationships negatively?
Building Distress Tolerance Through Somatic Experiencing
To expand our distress capacity is to teach our nervous system that we are safe