In this article, I explore the types of motivation, the factors that influence it, how it can be supported in psychotherapy, and the ways in which trauma and unconscious conflicts may interfere with it.

In this article, I explore how toxic positivity and spiritual bypassing can interfere with real growth, trauma recovery, stress management, and emotional healing.

This article reflects my perspective as a psychotherapist who has worked with children, parents, and adults—both in the prevention of sexual abuse and early education, as well as in the healing of sexual and relational trauma.

Many professionals, sooner or later, come to face secondary trauma, compassion fatigue, or burnout. These translate into very real experiences: emotional exhaustion, difficulty concentrating, irritability, detachment from loved ones and more.

In healing from trauma, finding balance between time with ourselves and time with others is essential. We need moments of stillness, reflection, and reconnection—to our bodies, to our emotions, to who we are beyond our wounds.