Breaking Free from the Victim Role: Choosing Responsibility Over Powerlessness
The Urban Mom I learned quickly that when I showed myself small and wounded, people were gentler. That…
Read moreWhen Children Teach Us Alchemy: Turning Loss Into Play
The gummies she had wanted so much fell on the floor.We both paused.With a heavy…
Read moreLearning to Say No: Boundaries, Fear, and Co-Regulation in Parenting
One day, my son asked me what my greatest “invisible” fear was. I answered honestly:…
Read moreThe Silence of a Forgotten Childhood
I have almost no memories of my childhood.Only fragments live inside me: a corner of…
Read moreHow a Childhood Survival Mechanism Became My Cage and My Liberation
“You’re overreacting” was the chorus of my childhood.Whenever I complained about something or boasted about…
Read moreWhen Survival Masquerades as Joy
For a long time, I used to say I had a happy childhood. And I…
Read moreThe Ketchup Lesson: Offering Without the Need for Validation
I spent hours in the kitchen, trying to impress my guests.I made a Thai dish…
Read moreHealing the Fear of Being Seen
For some time now I’ve been practicing Gabor Maté’s method of working with people, Compassionate…
Read moreWhat If True Intimacy Has Nothing to Do With Perfection?
For a long time, I believed intimacy meant only skin on skin, burning gazes, an…
Read moreOnce upon a time…
There once was a little girl born between silences and screams.One was her mother’s, who…
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