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Why Your Healing Isn’t Your Family’s Salvation — And Never Was
I used to believe that if I healed myself, everyone around me would finally be okay. But therapy has shown me something truer: I can only do me. This piece explores the quiet pressure to over-function for our families, the instinct to regulate ourselves for other people’s comfort, and the brave shift into taking responsibility only for our own healing. If you’ve ever felt over-responsible, overly reactive, or like you’re doing therapy “for” someone else, this is for you.
Detaching from Others’ Reactions: How to Stop Taking Things Personally
As a highly sensitive person, I often take others’ reactions personally. In this post, I share practical steps to detach from judgment, give back the shame that isn’t yours, and reclaim your emotional freedom.