Why Your Inner Child Still Controls Your Reactions (and How to Heal)
You snap at your spouse over something small and wonder why it hit so hard. You walk into a room full of people and suddenly feel eight years old again. You need your partner to respond a certain way, and when they do not, everything falls apart. That is not your adult self reacting. That …
Top 10 Most Downloaded Close the Chapter Podcast Episodes in 2025
Top 10 Most Downloaded Close the Chapter Podcast Episodes of 2025 If you’ve been listening this year, whether that’s during a quiet moment, a long drive, or a hard season, thank you. Truly. It means so much to me that you choose to spend your time in this space. I know that listening to Close …
How to Build Safety, Belonging, and Worth From the Inside Out: Moving Away From Emotional Outsourcing
Many people come into therapy feeling overwhelmed, anxious, or disconnected, yet they struggle to explain why. I see this all the time in my office. These are capable, thoughtful, deeply caring people, but relationships feel draining, decisions feel heavy, and self-doubt feels constant. Often, what sits underneath is a habit of looking outside of yourself …
Moving On Doesn’t Mean Letting Go: What Grief Is Really Asking of Us
There are some experiences that quietly change everything. Grief is one of them. And grief is not only about death. It can come from a divorce, a move, a job change, infertility, the end of a relationship, a health diagnosis, or the loss of the life you thought you were going to have. Grief shows …
When You’re Tired and Sleep Isn’t Fixing It: Understanding Emotional Weariness
If you have been waking up feeling heavy, drained, or moving through your day on emotional fumes, I want you to pause with that for a moment. What you are feeling has meaning. It is not random, and it is not a signal to push yourself harder. Your body is speaking to you, offering important …
Healing After Divorce or A Breakup: What No One Tells You About Grief, Growth, and Starting Over
Have you ever found yourself sitting in the quiet after a divorce or breakup thinking, I didn’t expect it to feel like this? Maybe the grief feels heavier than you imagined. Maybe the silence feels unsettling. Maybe you keep wondering why you’re not “over it” yet. Divorce is not just the end of a relationship. …
Intuitive Eating: How to Break Up With Diet Culture and Come Home to Your Body
Intuitive Eating: How to Break Up With Diet Culture and Come Home to Your Body Do you ever feel like your entire day is shaped by what you ate, did not eat, or think you should eat? So many people carry quiet pain and shame around eating, their bodies, and the pressure to “get it …
Letting Go of Perfect: Healing Through Birth, Motherhood, and the Courage to Be “Good Enough”
The Start of Motherhood There is a moment in motherhood when everything you thought you knew about yourself changes. The person you were before birth no longer fully exists, and the new version of you is still finding her footing. Motherhood transforms every part of who we are. It is not just the birth of …
How to Connect With Core Emotions and Heal from the Inside Out
How to Connect With Core Emotions and Heal from the Inside Out I often hear from clients that they’re scared to connect to their emotions. They’re afraid that if they really allow themselves to feel, they won’t be able to handle it, that they’ll get stuck and never find their way out. So instead, they …
10 Ways to Find Your Voice and Communicate with Courage
10 Ways to Find Your Voice and Communicate with Courage So many people were never taught how to have a voice, speak truth with love and confidence, or have honest conversations without fear. We were taught to keep the peace instead of being real. Somewhere along the way, we learned to quiet ourselves to feel …
The Fawn Response: Understanding People Pleasing, Codependency, and Your Healing Journey
The Fawn Response: Understanding People Pleasing, Codependency, and Your Healing Journey Have you ever noticed yourself saying yes, when everything inside of you wanted to say no? Or keeping quiet about what you really think because you are afraid of conflict or rejection? If so, you may be caught in what is called the fawn …