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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
There’s Nothing Wrong With You. You’re Not Lazy. You’re Traumatized
There’s Nothing Wrong With You. You’re Not Lazy. You’re Traumatized
If you feel stuck, read this.
Patrícia Williams
Jan 12, 2023
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
Yes, Healing Is Hard. But So Is Staying Stuck In Patterns of Pain And Trauma
Yes, Healing Is Hard. But So Is Staying Stuck In Patterns of Pain A...
“You just have to ask yourself: in the long run, what would be harder for me?”
Patrícia Williams
May 13, 2023
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
You’re Not “Low Maintenance”. You Just Believe Your Needs Don’t Matter
You’re Not “Low Maintenance”. You Just Believe Your Needs Don’t Matter
You’ve internalized that the less energy and attention you require, the more lovable you are.
Patrícia Williams
Dec 13, 2023
You Are Under No Obligation To Remain The Same Person You Were A Year Ago, Or Even A Month Ago
You Are Under No Obligation To Remain The Same Person You Were A Ye...
You’re allowed to change.
Patrícia Williams
Jan 4
Mental Health
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 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
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
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
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
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
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
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