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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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When You Love People Who Hurt You: Grief, Estrangement, and the Myth of Reconciliation
There’s a myth we don’t talk about enough: the idea that love should be unconditional, no matter what. That if someone is family, by blood, marriage, or proximity, you owe them endless forgiveness, Sunday dinners, and phone calls they don’t return. That if you leave, you’re the one who failed. But what happens when the people you love are the ones who hurt you most? What happens when you still feel love and guilt after cutting ties? Welcome to the emotional wilderness of grief and estrangement. If you’re here,…
