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Each week we update the blog with tips, advice, stories, and more about the healing journey! Be sure to check back weekly for more posts on topics such as relationships, trauma, sexual assault, inner work, healing and so much more.


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Why It's So Important to Communicate Our Emotions to Our Partner
Blog Kelby Knutt Blog Kelby Knutt

Why It's So Important to Communicate Our Emotions to Our Partner

Communicating our emotions with our partner is a practice that many of us struggle with daily. There are so many reasons why we might hesitate to express our feelings: fear of being abandoned, judged, or misunderstood, to name a few. If we grew up with parents or caregivers who were emotionally volatile or unavailable, we probably felt safer keeping our emotions to ourselves and pretending everything was okay. We feared rocking the boat with our “inconvenient” feelings that revolted adults—or worse—went completely unnoticed.

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What Is Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and How Can It Help Your Healing Journey
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What Is Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and How Can It Help Your Healing Journey

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (also known as ACT) is a type of therapy that focuses on changing the relationship with difficult thoughts and feelings. It teaches skills to end the fight with ruminating thought patterns, and instead guides the person to reflect on, choose, and live their values. The idea is that you don’t have to get rid of your anxiety, trauma, or depression to start living more fully and meaningfully.

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Why I Can’t Stop Talking About Rape
Blog Amanda Durocher Blog Amanda Durocher

Why I Can’t Stop Talking About Rape

Why can’t I just let it go? This is a question I find myself pondering recently. I look back on the last seven years, and can see clearly how I lived in an endless loop of triggers, flashbacks, and challenging emotions that I had no idea how to process. I had to find a way to make sense of things that most people won’t even talk about. It was a day-by-day struggle to get to where I am. Now that I feel so much better, I look back and struggle to find the words to describe this healing journey I’ve been on.

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Questions to Ask When Interviewing a Therapist
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Questions to Ask When Interviewing a Therapist

Therapy is very helpful for many people on their healing journeys, but finding a great therapist can feel overwhelming. Not all therapists are created equal and they often specialize in different types of trauma/problems and healing modalities.

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The Ride
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The Ride

In the last several years, I’ve prioritized growth and healing. I’ve been through a lot. I was so far from who I really am, stuck playing the roles other people in my life wanted me to play. I made decisions based on everyone else’s opinions and direction, never my own.

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Self Love Affirmations
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Self Love Affirmations

These are 25 self love affirmations. You can pick one to work with, you can work with them all, or if none of these resonate, begin to think about what you do want to affirm about yourself and write your own!

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Affirmations for body image acceptance & healing
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Affirmations for body image acceptance & healing

These are 25 affirmations to assist you with body image acceptance and healing. You can pick one to work with, you can work with them all, or if none of these resonate, begin to think about what you do want to affirm about yourself and write your own!

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Fear of Abandonment Journal Prompts
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Fear of Abandonment Journal Prompts

It is common for wounds and beliefs from your teen years to continue negatively impacting your adult life and relationships. These journal prompts are here to assist you in connecting with your inner teenager, identifying the false beliefs created in your teenage years, and healing from any hard emotions or memories from this time in your life.

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Healing Your Inner Teenager Journal Prompts
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Healing Your Inner Teenager Journal Prompts

It is common for wounds and beliefs from your teen years to continue negatively impacting your adult life and relationships. These journal prompts are here to assist you in connecting with your inner teenager, identifying the false beliefs created in your teenage years, and healing from any hard emotions or memories from this time in your life.

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Healing from Rejection Journal Prompts
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Healing from Rejection Journal Prompts

Rejection can feel as painful as physical pain and not only impact your self-esteem, but also can lead to feelings of loneliness, disappointment, embarrassment, or shame. This is a list of journal prompts to assist with episode 75: How to Heal Feelings of Rejection in Relationships (Fear of Rejection).

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