In general recovery is the ability to live in the present without being overwhelmed by the thoughts and feelings of the past. We need strength to recognize what is no longer serving us, the balance of being aware of our emotions enough to manage them in a way that is gentle, honest, and wise, and we need to honor our past and present in order to move into the future with grace. It's imperative to find a therapist that is trained, certified, and does ongoing education in

After reading the list above, did you think to yourself "well that sounds a lot like me or I feel personally attacked"? You have probably heard of the Fight, Flight, Freeze, Fawn response but have a hard time conceptualizing what this actually looks like day to day. The characteristic above is common to the fawn response we experience. Can you remember the earliest time you may have used one of these responses? This served a purpose then, but now it's time to get you to live