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Secure vs. Anxious Internal Dialogue: How Attachment Shows Up in Self-Talk

By |2025-11-19T09:22:18-06:00November 19, 2025|Categories: Anxiety Stress Worry|Tags: , , |

Your attachment style isn’t just about how you relate to other people — it’s also about how you relate to yourself. The voice in your head? The tone you use with yourself? The way you respond when you feel afraid, [...]

Relearning Connection With Yourself: The First Relationship You Heal

By |2025-11-18T14:27:12-06:00November 18, 2025|Categories: Anxiety Stress Worry, Emotional Well-Being, Self-Help, Self-Love Therapy Blog|Tags: , , |

We talk so often about improving our relationships — with partners, friends, kids, or coworkers — but there’s one relationship that quietly shapes them all: the one you have with yourself. Before trust, intimacy, or belonging can thrive with others, [...]

Anxiety and Self-Talk: Rewriting the “What If” Story in Your Head

By |2025-11-04T16:40:43-06:00October 31, 2025|Categories: Anxiety Stress Worry|Tags: , , |

Anxiety doesn’t always shout — sometimes it whispers. And often, it whispers through self-talk: the internal narration that shapes how we interpret situations, people, and ourselves. For someone living with anxiety, self-talk can quickly turn into a reel of “what [...]

Anxiety and Trauma: Why Fear Stays in the Body

By |2025-11-04T16:40:35-06:00October 28, 2025|Categories: Anxiety Stress Worry|Tags: , |

Anxiety isn’t always about what’s happening right now. Sometimes it’s about what already happened — and what the nervous system still remembers. Trauma doesn’t just leave emotional imprints; it leaves physiological ones. Even long after the event is over, the [...]

Anxiety and Marriage: Loving Through Worry and What-Ifs

By |2025-10-23T16:25:48-05:00October 23, 2025|Categories: Anxiety Stress Worry|Tags: , , |

Marriage is meant to be a place of partnership, safety, and connection — but when anxiety steps into the relationship, even the strongest bond can start to feel shaky. Anxiety doesn’t just live in the mind; it spills into daily [...]

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Anxiety and Health: When Worry Becomes “What If” About Every Symptom

By |2025-10-23T12:18:05-05:00October 20, 2025|Categories: Anxiety Stress Worry|Tags: , , |

A headache isn’t always just a headache when anxiety is in the room. A skipped heartbeat, a random ache, a dizzy spell — suddenly, the mind starts spinning: What if something’s wrong? What if it’s serious? What if I’m missing [...]

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Anxiety and Coping Skills You’re Probably Not Doing

By |2025-10-20T14:18:48-05:00October 16, 2025|Categories: Anxiety Stress Worry, Self-Help|Tags: |

When anxiety hits, most people reach for familiar coping tools: deep breathing, meditation, maybe a walk outside. And while those can help, many people with chronic anxiety find that the usual advice falls flat. The truth is, anxiety isn’t always [...]

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ADHD and Anxiety: Untangling the Fear Factor

By |2025-09-29T15:02:05-05:00September 29, 2025|Categories: ADHD|Tags: , , , |

ADHD and anxiety are frequent companions. Studies show that nearly half of people also experience an anxiety disorder at some point in their lives.  While ADHD primarily affects executive functioning—planning, organization, time management, and impulse control—anxiety stirs up worry, fear, [...]

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ADHD and Self-Care: Learning to Love Yourself in the Process

By |2025-09-25T15:17:44-05:00September 25, 2025|Categories: ADHD|Tags: , , , |

Self-care is vital for everyone, but for people with ADHD, they can feel like moving targets. ADHD affects executive functioning—those brain-based skills that help with planning, prioritizing, time management, and follow-through. That means even the simplest self-care tasks (remembering to [...]

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ADHD and Friendships: Building Core Connections That Last

By |2025-09-22T16:41:42-05:00September 22, 2025|Categories: ADHD|Tags: , , , |

Friendships are one of the most important parts of life. They provide belonging, support, laughter, and a sense of being known. For people with ADHD, friendships can feel like both a lifeline and a challenge. ADHD doesn’t only affect school, [...]

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