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As We Heal, We Run Out of Tolerance For What No Longer Aligns With Us
As We Heal, We Run Out of Tolerance For What No Longer Aligns With Us
Whether we want to or not
Patrícia Williams
Aug 20
You’re Not Lost. You’re Creating Your Own Path
You’re Not Lost. You’re Creating Your Own Path
When you follow all the rules, certainty comes easily — but so does stagnation
Patrícia Williams
Nov 29
When We’ve Experienced Attachment Trauma, We Don’t Know How To Receive
When We’ve Experienced Attachment Trauma, We Don’t Know How To Receive
Unconditional love and support are foreign concepts to us
Patrícia Williams
Apr 2
People-Pleasers Start Out As Parent-Pleasers
People-Pleasers Start Out As Parent-Pleasers
Selflessness may earn us love and acceptance, but it comes with a cost
Patrícia Williams
Oct 27
Sometimes, We Need To Experience What We Don’t Want, To Know What We Do Want
Sometimes, We Need To Experience What We Don’t Want, To Know What W...
Contrast leads to clarity.
Patrícia Williams
Jan 21
We Can’t Heal as a Collective Without Doing Our Own Inner Work
We Can’t Heal as a Collective Without Doing Our Own Inner Work
Collective healing starts within us
Patrícia Williams
Nov 7
When Your Old Self Has Died But Your New Self Hasn’t Fully Emerged Yet
When Your Old Self Has Died But Your New Self Hasn’t Fully Emerged Yet
How to survive the in-between
Patrícia Williams
Nov 25
Mental Health
We Need To Feel It To Heal It, But Are We Really Feeling It?
We Need To Feel It To Heal It, But Are We Really Feeling It?
We can’t think our way through pain
Patrícia Williams
Dec 5
As Children, We Had No Power. But We’re Not Powerless Anymore
As Children, We Had No Power. But We’re Not Powerless Anymore
Even though it feels like it sometimes
Patrícia Williams
Nov 19
The Hidden Consequences of Growing Up Without Unconditional Love
The Hidden Consequences of Growing Up Without Unconditional Love
How do we heal from what we never received?
Patrícia Williams
Nov 11
You Can Have Empathy And Still Set Boundaries
You Can Have Empathy And Still Set Boundaries
Real empathy does not require self-sacrifice
Patrícia Williams
Oct 29
We Need To Talk More About The Effects of Growing Up With An Emotionally Volatile Parent
We Need To Talk More About The Effects of Growing Up With An Emotio...
The scars are real
Patrícia Williams
Oct 12
On Learning Safety After Growing Up In Chaos
On Learning Safety After Growing Up In Chaos
“I have to remind myself that the chaos is gone, that this moment, right here, is safe”
Patrícia Williams
Oct 8
5 Signs You’re Stuck in a Freeze State
5 Signs You’re Stuck in a Freeze State
There’s nothing wrong with you — you’re in survival mode
Patrícia Williams
Oct 1
You’re Allowed To Grieve For The Safe Childhood You Never Had
You’re Allowed To Grieve For The Safe Childhood You Never Had
Grieving doesn’t make you weak — it makes you brave
Patrícia Williams
Sep 30
Anxiety Doesn’t Come From Nowhere. It Has A Reason
Anxiety Doesn’t Come From Nowhere. It Has A Reason
If we want to heal it, we need to confront the root causes
Patrícia Williams
Sep 24
Do Your Thoughts Belong To You?
Do Your Thoughts Belong To You?
Or do they belong to someone else?
Patrícia Williams
Sep 22
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