About This Blog
This blog brings together psychological knowledge and lived experience. In the psychoeducational articles, I share insights into emotions, relationships, the body and nervous system, complex trauma, and inner processes of healing and growth.
Notes to Grow is a collection of personal essays about my own life - about how I meet life as it unfolds, what it touches within me, and how I learn, grow, and heal through it. These essays are especially close to my heart because it takes courage to show myself with such openness and honesty. Through them, I also hope to invite you to find your own way of showing who you are.
The tags beneath each article image tell you what kind of piece you are about to read.
Take what inspires you - and let go of the rest.
Healing Complex Trauma Through Kintsugi: The Beauty of Integration
Do you feel like you’re falling apart inside while holding it all together? This blogpost explores how the Japanese art of Kintsugi can guide trauma healing — and how what feels broken within you may hold your greatest strength.
From Thinking to Feeling – How to Access and Release Suppressed Emotions
Many people understand their emotions intellectually but struggle to feel them in their bodies. This article explores the difference between thinking and feeling—and offers a grounded, body-oriented practice for reconnecting with suppressed emotions without force or pressure.
What Is Somatic Therapy?
Somatic therapy brings the body into the healing process. By working with physical sensations and nervous system responses, it can support trauma healing, self-regulation, and a deeper sense of safety and connection.
The Truth Behind Porn Addiction
Why does pornography become compulsive for some people? Explore how shame, loneliness, and emotional regulation can shape porn use – and why lasting change begins with understanding rather than self-judgment.
What if — Fear Is Not the Enemy?
What if fear isn’t here to stop you — but to guide you home?
This is a midnight moment I had with my own anxiety — a raw, unfiltered reflection on fear, truth, and the body’s quiet wisdom. Maybe it speaks to something in you, too.
Following the Shadow to Survive
A personal story about a calf in Oaxaca, a tied-up horse in Costa Rica, and the invisible ropes we all carry. Exploring how core beliefs not only keep us safe, but also keep us bound—even when we’re free—and what it takes to truly break into our potential.
