shut up amygdala

shut up amygdala Research-informed mental health education focused on trauma, attachment, and nervous system regulation. Michigan based Therapist

05/23/2026

Clients have asked me how we measure if therapy is working.
It’s far more than symptom reduction.

Sometimes progress looks like: more self-awareness, more emotional safety, more capacity to tolerate discomfort,
and less shame and guilt in the internal narrative. Healing is often quieter than people expect.

05/10/2026

Mother wounds run deep and Mother’s Day can be tough for many people.

05/08/2026

So once you finish a counseling master’s program, complete 3,000 clinical hours, engage in 100+ supervision meetings, pass a licensing exam, consume several emotional support beverages… you earn the right to wear a pasta crewneck on your first day as a fully licensed professional. 🍝

05/04/2026

Teach your nervous system to stay present and intentional.
Everything you’ve been taught can be untaught.
Not everything familiar is healthy.
Decide what is actually working for you and what is not.

04/18/2026

Happy Saturday!

04/13/2026

From an attachment perspective, letting go is not just a decision. It’s a nervous system process.
When connection has been tied to inconsistency, pain, or over-responsibility, the brain learns to attach to what it recognizes, and why is recognizes is not always healthy.

Letting go can feel like loss, even when it’s growth.

04/12/2026

Not everyone experiences “new” as exciting.
For people with complex trauma, new often feels unsafe.
Predictability became safety for a reason. In my work as a clinician, I often see people get stuck here, waiting to feel healed before trying something new.
It turns into “once I can cope better” or “when I am less anxious.”

But healing does not come first.
New, safe experiences are what teach the nervous system something different.

Attachment isn’t a label.It’s a pattern.And patterns are shaped through repeated experiences over time.This isn’t about ...
04/07/2026

Attachment isn’t a label.
It’s a pattern.

And patterns are shaped through repeated experiences over time.

This isn’t about being perfect.
It’s about showing up, responding, and repairing.

Children don’t need perfect caregivers.
They need predictable emotional safety.

04/06/2026

“If the long answer hasn’t always felt safe to give… here, it’s welcomed and encouraged.”

03/27/2026

What feels overwhelming in the moment usually isn’t just about the moment.

For some of us, sitting with a child’s emotions brings up something older. Not because anything is wrong, but because our body learned early on that emotions weren’t always safe, welcome, or supported.

So when your child is upset, it’s not just about what’s happening right in front of you. There’s a part of you that’s also reacting based on what it learned a long time ago.

That urge to shut it down, fix it, or make it stop…
That’s your body doing what it was taught to do.

And every time you pause, stay, or try again, even for a moment, you’re already doing something different.

✨ This is the part of parenting no one really talks about.

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