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Many of us have had the experience of looking back at a relationship and wondering:“Why did I keep going back when I kne...
06/12/2026

Many of us have had the experience of looking back at a relationship and wondering:

“Why did I keep going back when I knew it wasn’t healthy for me?”

It’s easy to assume the answer is a lack of awareness, poor judgment, or not knowing better.

But often, the answer is much more complicated.

Our attachment systems are wired for familiarity, not necessarily wellbeing. Sometimes what feels most familiar is inconsistency, emotional unavailability, mixed signals, or constantly hoping that this time things will be different. When a relationship offers just enough connection to keep hope alive, it can become incredibly difficult to let go—even when part of us knows the pattern is hurting us.

In this week’s Substack, I explore the psychology behind repeating relational patterns, the difference between familiar pain and unfamiliar safety, and why healing often requires grieving the relationship we hoped for before we can fully move forward.

If you’ve ever found yourself stuck in a cycle you couldn’t quite explain, this one may resonate.

❤️ Link below.

https://open.substack.com/pub/youralternativetherapist/p/why-you-keep-going-back-even-when

People don’t repeat relationships because they don’t know better; they repeat them because part of them does.

Many people think healing from a difficult childhood is about learning how to forgive their parents.What I’ve seen time ...
06/05/2026

Many people think healing from a difficult childhood is about learning how to forgive their parents.

What I’ve seen time and again is that healing often begins with something else: grief.

Grief for the comfort that wasn’t offered.
Grief for the protection that didn’t arrive.
Grief for the emotional support that felt conditional, inconsistent, or absent altogether.

Not all childhood wounds come from obvious abuse. Sometimes they come from growing up feeling unseen, unheard, responsible for everyone else’s emotions, or believing that love had to be earned.

In this week’s Substack, I explore the difference between the parent you needed and the parent you had, why boundaries can feel so difficult, and how healing often begins when we stop trying to change the past and start giving ourselves what we needed all along.

If this resonates with your story, I hope you’ll give it a read.

❤️ Link below:

https://open.substack.com/pub/youralternativetherapist/p/the-parent-you-needed-and-the-parent

Grieving the Difference Can Be One of the Hardest Parts of Healing

Most people think OCD is about cleanliness, organization, or being particular.For many people, it looks more like endles...
05/29/2026

Most people think OCD is about cleanliness, organization, or being particular.

For many people, it looks more like endless doubt, intrusive thoughts, reassurance-seeking, and a relentless search for certainty.

This week on Substack, I explore what OCD actually feels like from the inside—and why recovery isn’t about finding the “right” answer, but learning to live with uncertainty.

Read here:

https://open.substack.com/pub/youralternativetherapist/p/the-thoughts-that-wont-leave-what

When the problem isn't the thought itself; it's the desperate search for certainty.

One of the stranger parts of healing is that peace does not always feel peaceful at first.For people who spent years in ...
05/22/2026

One of the stranger parts of healing is that peace does not always feel peaceful at first.

For people who spent years in survival mode, chaos can start to feel familiar. The nervous system adapts to hypervigilance, unpredictability, urgency, and emotional intensity. So when life finally becomes calmer, the body may respond with restlessness, numbness, anxiety, or discomfort instead of immediate relief.

This week’s piece explores:
• why stability can initially feel unfamiliar
• how chronic stress reshapes the nervous system
• why healthy relationships may feel “boring” at first
• the grief that can come with leaving survival mode
• and why healing often feels unfamiliar before it feels safe

“When Calm Feels Wrong” is now up on Substack.


https://open.substack.com/pub/youralternativetherapist/p/when-calm-feels-wrong

Why healing can feel unfamiliar after years of instability.

This week’s piece explores the strange grief of outgrowing relational dynamics that once felt like home.Not every unheal...
05/16/2026

This week’s piece explores the strange grief of outgrowing relational dynamics that once felt like home.

Not every unhealthy pattern begins as meaningless. Sometimes emotional intensity, hypervigilance, or over-functioning once helped us survive. But what happens when those same dynamics stop feeling comforting and start feeling exhausting instead?

I wrote about nervous systems, attachment, emotional familiarity, and the loneliness that can emerge when old forms of connection no longer soothe us the way they once did.

What happens when old relational patterns no longer soothe you

I wrote a new piece about the hidden dangers of being under medicated for bipolar disorder—especially when people only t...
05/08/2026

I wrote a new piece about the hidden dangers of being under medicated for bipolar disorder—especially when people only treat the depression while trying to hold onto the “high” of mania or hypomania.

This post explores the neurobiology behind mania, memory loss, stigma, and why full-spectrum treatment is about protecting your future self, not suppressing who you are.

If you’ve ever struggled with the fear of “losing your spark,” this one is for you. 💛

What research reveals about stability, cognition, and long-term wellbeing

There’s a big difference between ethical non-monogamy and using “non-monogamy” to retroactively justify betrayal.My new ...
05/01/2026

There’s a big difference between ethical non-monogamy and using “non-monogamy” to retroactively justify betrayal.
My new piece dives into signs, patterns, and the psychology behind this kind of relational manipulation.

On consent, clarity, and how ethical non-monogamy gets distorted in modern relationships

We’re living in a moment where TikTok and Instagram can feel like therapy, but they’re not. Our symptoms deserve more th...
04/24/2026

We’re living in a moment where TikTok and Instagram can feel like therapy, but they’re not. Our symptoms deserve more than a checklist. I just published a new piece on how social media shapes self-diagnosis (and sometimes misdiagnosis), and why real clinical context is irreplaceable.

On diagnostic certainty, digital influence, and the clinical importance of context over categorization

Some of the exhaustion we feel doesn’t come from what we’re going through, but from what we’re constantly managing for o...
04/17/2026

Some of the exhaustion we feel doesn’t come from what we’re going through, but from what we’re constantly managing for other people.

This week’s piece explores the emotional cost of being the “regulated one” in relationships, workplaces, and families, and how chronic emotional labor quietly wears down the nervous system over time. It looks at what happens when we shift from being in connection with others to managing their emotional states, and why that distinction matters more than we tend to realize.

If you’ve ever felt drained after interactions that “weren’t that bad,” or noticed yourself constantly adjusting to keep things calm, this one is for you.

How chronic emotional labor quietly erodes nervous system capacity

📚 There’s a big gap between looking healed and being healed.This piece breaks down why we perform healing, how it protec...
04/12/2026

📚 There’s a big gap between looking healed and being healed.
This piece breaks down why we perform healing, how it protects us, and what genuine transformation really requires.

A clinically informed exploration of aestheticized healing, identity performance, and the neurobiology of real change.

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