Category Archives: Relationships

When Your Partner Cannot or Refuses to Understand Trauma

One of the most destabilizing dynamics for a trauma-impacted nervous system is not the original harm. It is ongoing misattunement inside an intimate relationship. When a partner cannot or refuses to understand trauma, the problem is not a lack of … Continue reading

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Rupture and Repair: How Breaks in Trust Can Be a Doorway to Something Better

Recently, I had a rupture repair session with one of my most trusted healthcare practitioners. About ten days before, we had a misattunement rupture when he dismissed what I said about my lived experience. I told him I was struggling, … Continue reading

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