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What Is Reactive Depression?
July 8, 2025What Is Reactive Depression? Reactive depression, sometimes called situational depression, arises in response to a specific life event or overwhelming stressor. Unlike clinical depression, which may appear without a clear cause, reactive depression is directly linked to something that has happened in your life often something deeply painful or destabilizing. Common Triggers Include: The Stories We Tell Ourselves When Life
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What Is Reactive Depression?
July 8, 2025What Is Reactive Depression? Reactive depression, sometimes called situational depression, arises in response to a specific life event or overwhelming stressor. Unlike clinical depression, which may appear without a clear cause, reactive depression is directly linked to something that has happened in your life often something deeply painful or destabilizing. Common Triggers Include: The Stories We Tell Ourselves When Life
How Trauma Affects Relationships:
July 1, 2025How Trauma Affects Relationships: Understanding, Healing, and Reclaiming Your Relationships At Soar Therapy and Integrated Wellness, we often meet clients who wonder why relationships—romantic, familial, or even friendships—feel so hard. If you’ve ever felt stuck in patterns of mistrust, emotional overwhelm, or distance with others, you’re not alone. Many times, the roots of these struggles trace back to unhealed trauma.
Unmanaged Expectations in Relationships: The Silent Relationship Killer
February 3, 2025Here’s the thing—expectations, when unmanaged, don’t just strain your relationship. They also rob you of peace. Whenever I let my unmet expectations dictate my emotions, I felt frustrated, unappreciated, and disconnected. The tension wasn’t always about what my partner did or didn’t do; it was about how I expected him to behave. How Expectations Shape Our Experiences Expectations are often unspoken rules
Breaking Free from Trauma: Understanding, Coping, and Healing
February 3, 2025Trauma isn’t something we can see, but it leaves a deep impact—on how we think, feel, and move through life. It’s more than just “bad memories.” Trauma rewires the brain and can change how we see ourselves and the world. But the good news? Healing is possible. Trauma-informed care is about understanding that trauma changes the way people experience the
Managing People-Pleasing Anxiety and Burnout This Thanksgiving
February 3, 2025With Thanksgiving right around the corner, many of us look forward to gatherings, connection, and celebration. However, for those who tend to prioritize others’ needs over their own—often referred to as people-pleasers—this time of year can bring a wave of anxiety and burnout. The pressure to accommodate everyone, make everything perfect, and avoid conflict can lead to physical and emotional
Understanding Burnout: What It Is and How It Feels
February 3, 2025Burnout is when you feel completely worn out, both physically and emotionally. It often comes with a negative outlook toward your job and a feeling that you’re not accomplishing much. Psychologist Herbert Freudenberger first used the term in the 1970s to describe people’s stress and high expectations in “helping” professions like doctors and nurses. However, we now know that burnout
Navigating Conflict: Tips for Dealing with an Angry Partner
February 3, 2025One evening, Melody decided it was time to talk to her husband, Mark, about their growing relationship problems. As she gently brought up her concerns, Mark’s demeanor shifted dramatically. His face flushed with anger, and he began yelling, placing all the blame on Melody for their issues. The more Melody tried to explain, the more defensive and enraged Mark became.
How to go from Fear to Freedom: Conquering Anxious Attachment
February 3, 2025Cracking the Code of Attachment Styles: Navigating Anxiety and Healing in Relationships In the complexity of human relationships, attachment styles serve as a guiding framework that helps us decipher our emotional tendencies and behavioral patterns. These four attachment styles show how we give and receive love and provide profound insights into our actions within adult romantic relationships. These styles take
The Dangers of Emotional Numbing
February 3, 2025Have you ever found yourself feeling disconnected from your emotions? Do you struggle to identify your feelings, or perhaps feel like you’re going through the motions of life without really experiencing anything deeply? If so, you may be experiencing emotional numbing, which can be a typical response to trauma. Emotional numbing is a common coping mechanism that occurs when we
6 tips to overcome anxiety and uncertainty
February 3, 2025Last Thursday morning, I was sitting in my office when a new client walked in. The first thing I noticed was the look of worry etched on their face. As they sat down, they let out a deep sigh and began to explain what had brought them in. They were feeling overwhelmed and anxious about the state of our country.
