Category: Anxiety

• IS Your Lack of Motivation Covering Up Trauma?

  

  Struggling with motivation or discipline isn’t always about willpower. Trauma can change the brain and lead to avoidance, low self-esteem, and trouble getting things done. Research shows that trauma is often behind these struggles. Healing and support-not just pushing harder-can help rebuild motivation and make it easier to move forward.

  Liana West

  May 20, 2025

  Anxiety, Neuroscience, Pain, Success

  EMDR trauma, motivation after trauma, self-esteem trauma, trauma and achievement, trauma and motivation, trauma and self-control, trauma and willpower, trauma avoidance, trauma brain changes, trauma discipline problems, trauma healing, trauma neuroscience, trauma recovery, trauma support, trauma symptoms, trauma therapy

• Do You Have to Remember to Recover From Trauma?

  

  You can remember what happened and still feel stuck. Trauma lives in the body, not just the mind. Talking about it might bring back pain, but it doesn’t mean you’ve healed. Real recovery comes when your nervous system stops reacting like it’s still happening. This post explains why remembering isn’t the same as recovering—and what…

  Liana West

  May 18, 2025

  Anxiety, FAQs, Iatrogenic Injury, Neuroscience, Trauma

  body holds trauma, emotional memory and trauma, explicit memory trauma, forgetting trauma, healing, healing trauma without talking, hypnotherapy for trauma, implicit memory trauma, mental-health, processing trauma memory, ptsd, remembering is not recovering, somatic trauma therapy, therapy, therapy for trauma, Trauma, trauma and memory, trauma healing, trauma in the nervous system, trauma recovery, trauma stuck in the body, trauma therapy, why talk therapy doesn’t work

• When Trauma Hijacks the Present and Steals Your Sense of Self

  

  Trauma can make you feel like a stranger to yourself. Intrusive thoughts, flashbacks, and intense body feelings can take over the present moment. It’s hard to plan for the future when you’re just trying to feel safe. This article explains why that happens and how therapy can help you feel like yourself again.

  Liana West

  May 11, 2025

  Anxiety, Betrayal Trauma, OEI Therapy for Trauma, Relationship Trauma, The Ex, Trauma, Workplace Trauma

  body-based healing, complex PTSD, flashbacks, healing from trauma, how trauma affects brain, hypnotherapy for trauma, intrusive thoughts, losing sense of self, nervous system trauma, oei therapy, PTSD symptoms, trauma and dissociation, trauma and identity, trauma and present moment, trauma and self, trauma in the body, trauma recovery, trauma self-awareness, trauma therapy

• Is Trauma Controlling Your WEIGHT?

  

  Trauma can change your weight—gain or loss—by rewiring your brain’s stress and eating signals. It’s not about willpower; it’s subconscious. Hypnotherapy an help by processing trauma memories that affect emotional arousal and emotional eating and balancing hormones that affect weight issues. Healing trauma can positively affect weight and help you feel grounded again.

  Liana West

  May 7, 2025

  Anxiety, Betrayal Trauma, FAQs, Iatrogenic Injury, OEI Therapy for Trauma, Superconscious Mind, Trauma

  cortisol and weight, emotional eating, emotional trauma and body, healing emotional eating, hypnotherapy for trauma, hypnotherapy for weight loss, mind body connection, nervous system dysregulation, stress and weight, subconscious weight gain, trauma affects metabolism, trauma and weight gain, trauma healing, trauma informed therapy, trauma recovery, trauma response, weight and mental health, weight loss therapy

• How Our Bodies Hold Trauma—and the Keys to Healing

  

  Trauma lives in the body, not just the mind. When past pain stays trapped in your nervous system, it can lead to chronic discomfort, emotional eating, and feeling unsafe in your own skin. Hypnotherapy offers a powerful, body-based way to release stored trauma, calm your system, and reconnect with a sense of inner safety.

  Liana West

  May 6, 2025

  Anxiety, Iatrogenic Injury, Superconscious Mind, Trauma

  anxiety relief, body based therapy, body holds trauma, emotional eating and trauma, healing past trauma, how trauma affects the body, hypnotherapy for trauma, mind body therapy, nervous system healing, somatic therapy, stress release, subconscious healing, trauma and weight gain, trauma healing, trauma in the body, trauma relief hypnosis, trauma responses, trauma therapy

• How Childhood Dysfunction Created My Fear of Blushing

  

  Growing up in a dysfunctional family triggered Mark’s erythrophobia, a crippling fear of blushing. Discover how hypnotherapy helped Mark break free from this anxiety and reclaim my life.

  Liana West

  May 4, 2025

  Anxiety, Trauma

  anticipatory anxiety, Anxiety, childhood trauma, conditioned response, dysfunctional family, erythrophobia, fear of blushing, hypnotherapy, inner critic, mental health, mental-health, mindfulness, overcoming fear, personal transformation, shame, social anxiety

• Betrayal Trauma & Destructive Entitlement

  

  Destructive entitlement, as described by Rivera (1996), is when someone feels owed due to past injustice, leading to harmful behaviors in relationships. It often shows up in betrayal trauma, causing cycles of blame, resentment, and broken trust. Understanding these patterns can help you address the root causes and start healing.

  Liana West

  April 30, 2025

  Anxiety, Betrayal Trauma, Conflict, Relationship Trauma, Trauma

  Betrayal Trauma, cycles of blame, destructive entitlement, destructive entitlement rivera, emotional healing, entitlement in relationships, family dynamics, resentment, trauma recovery, trust issues

• How Betrayal Trauma Affects Trust and Relationships

  

  Betrayal trauma—caused by infidelity, lies, or emotional abuse by a trusted partner or friend—can damage trust in others and in yourself. This article explains how it affects relationships, emotions, and self-worth. It also outlines healing steps and how trauma-informed therapy can help you recover, rebuild trust, and feel safe in future relationships.

  Liana West

  April 26, 2025

  Anxiety, Betrayal Trauma, Pain, Relationship Trauma, Relationships, The Ex, Trauma, Workplace Trauma

  body-based trauma therapy, EMDR for trauma, emotional dysregulation and trauma, experiential trauma therapy, healing trauma without talk therapy, PTSD therapy, somatic experiencing, somatic trauma healing, talk therapy and trauma, trauma and nervous system, trauma healing methods, trauma recovery, trauma release therapy, trauma stored in the body, trauma therapy, trauma treatment alternatives, trauma-informed therapy, why talk therapy fails

• Is TRAUMA the Hidden Cause of Your Weight Issues?

  

  Have you ever considered that trauma may be one of the causes of your weight issues? Sustainable weight loss often begins with deeper work. Trauma can affect how the body stores weight and how people cope with food.Your weight issues might be about more than just calories in and out, if there is an emotional…

  Liana West

  April 25, 2025

  Anxiety, Betrayal Trauma, Relationship Trauma, Relationships, The Ex, Trauma, Weight Issues, Workplace Trauma

  childhood trauma weight gain, emotional eating, emotional trauma eating patterns, healing trauma and food habits, obesity mental health, stress and metabolism, trauma and body weight, trauma and obesity, trauma recovery and weight management, trauma therapy for weight issues, trauma-informed weight loss

• Is TRAUMA Secretly Sabotaging Your WEIGHT LOSS Efforts?

  

  Struggling with weight despite dieting and willpower? Hidden trauma may be the root cause. This article explores how unresolved emotional pain drives emotional eating, body disconnection, and weight issues. Discover how trauma-informed therapies like hypnotherapy can heal the subconscious patterns behind overeating and support sustainable, compassionate weight loss.

  Liana West

  April 23, 2025

  Anxiety, Weight Issues

  emotional eating, emotional weight loss, healing emotional eating, hidden trauma and weight, hypnotherapy for emotional eating, nervous system and weight, subconscious weight gain, trauma and overeating, trauma weight connection, unresolved trauma and body weight, weight loss and trauma