by Pamela Parker-Follick | Sep 11, 2026 | Trauma & the Nervous System
I used to think healing would feel bigger than this. I think I imagined there would be some moment when I would arrive. Some enormous breakthrough. Some unmistakable shift. A moment when I would look around and think: There. I did it. I’m healed. But lately,...
by Pamela Parker-Follick | Sep 8, 2026 | Trauma & the Nervous System
I used to think rest was what happened when the work was done. When everything on the list was checked off. When everyone else was taken care of. When I had accomplished enough to justify stopping. Rest was the reward. The pause between productive things. Something I...
by Pamela Parker-Follick | Sep 1, 2026 | Trauma & the Nervous System
What if some of the things you’ve spent years trying to change about yourself were actually ways your body learned to keep you safe? For many of us, healing begins with trying to change the things we don’t like about ourselves. Why do I overreact? Why do I...