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Why Dismissing Your Feelings Was Normalized, And Why You’re Done with That Now
If You Were Taught to “Get Over It,” This One’s for You If you grew up with emotionally dismissive parents, you probably learned very early that your feelings were “too much,” “dramatic,” or “inconvenient.” Not because you were, but because the people who raised you didn’t know what to do with emotions…yours or their own. For years, maybe decades, you survived by shrinking your reactions, swallowing your needs, and calling it “strength.”Now you’re older, maybe a parent yourself, maybe studying psychology, maybe finally doing the inner work and you…
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No, It’s Not Just Anxiety — You’re Burnt Out, Touched Out, and People Keep Calling It Self-Care
Why bubble baths aren’t fixing your exhaustion (and what real nervous system support looks like) You’ve lit the candles. You’ve done the deep breaths. You’ve downloaded yet another meditation app. And still—you’re overwhelmed, overstimulated, and one “mama?” away from screaming into a pillow. It’s not just anxiety.It’s not just stress.You’re burnt out, touched out, and deeply misunderstood—because somewhere along the way, society started confusing self-soothing with self-care. And those two are not the same thing. Let’s Talk About Being “Touched Out” If you’ve never heard the term “touched out,”…
