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Glimmers, Gratitude, and the Nervous System: Building Mental Health Habits During the Holidays

Glimmers, Gratitude, and the Nervous System: Bu...

Anastasia Berezowsky

The holiday season often brings mixed emotions. While it can be filled with connection, warmth, and meaning, it can also activate stress, grief, pressure, and overwhelm. From a nervous system...

Glimmers, Gratitude, and the Nervous System: Bu...

Anastasia Berezowsky

The holiday season often brings mixed emotions. While it can be filled with connection, warmth, and meaning, it can also activate stress, grief, pressure, and overwhelm. From a nervous system...

Advocacy vs. Conflict: Understanding the Difference Through Attachment

Advocacy vs. Conflict: Understanding the Differ...

Anastasia Berezowsky

Many people come to therapy believing that advocacy and conflict are the same thing — that expressing their needs will cause an argument, or that disagreement means the relationship is unsafe.But...

Advocacy vs. Conflict: Understanding the Differ...

Anastasia Berezowsky

Many people come to therapy believing that advocacy and conflict are the same thing — that expressing their needs will cause an argument, or that disagreement means the relationship is unsafe.But...

The Expectation Trap: Moving From Silent Assumptions to Clear Agreements

The Expectation Trap: Moving From Silent Assump...

Anastasia Berezowsky

Understanding assumptions vs. communication | Attachment Theory | Cognitive Reframing | Somatic Awareness Silent expectations can quietly shape the emotional tone of a relationship — often without either person realizing...

The Expectation Trap: Moving From Silent Assump...

Anastasia Berezowsky

Understanding assumptions vs. communication | Attachment Theory | Cognitive Reframing | Somatic Awareness Silent expectations can quietly shape the emotional tone of a relationship — often without either person realizing...

Rules vs. Flexibility: How to Create Structure Without Losing Yourself

Rules vs. Flexibility: How to Create Structure ...

Anastasia Berezowsky

We all have “rules” we live by — ways of thinking, behaving, or relating that help us feel safe in the world.But for many people, especially those with trauma histories,...

Rules vs. Flexibility: How to Create Structure ...

Anastasia Berezowsky

We all have “rules” we live by — ways of thinking, behaving, or relating that help us feel safe in the world.But for many people, especially those with trauma histories,...

Boundaries & Attachment: How Our Early Patterns Shape Our Limits

Boundaries & Attachment: How Our Early Patterns...

Anastasia Berezowsky

In our last post, we explored the foundations of boundaries — what they are, why they matter, and how to notice the body’s cues when one has been crossed.Today, we’ll...

Boundaries & Attachment: How Our Early Patterns...

Anastasia Berezowsky

In our last post, we explored the foundations of boundaries — what they are, why they matter, and how to notice the body’s cues when one has been crossed.Today, we’ll...

The Art of Boundaries: Learning to Feel and Communicate Your Limits

The Art of Boundaries: Learning to Feel and Com...

Anastasia Berezowsky

In therapy, we often talk about “setting boundaries” — but few of us were ever taught how to recognize where our limits actually are. Boundaries are not walls; they are the...

The Art of Boundaries: Learning to Feel and Com...

Anastasia Berezowsky

In therapy, we often talk about “setting boundaries” — but few of us were ever taught how to recognize where our limits actually are. Boundaries are not walls; they are the...