Tag: emotional safety

• Why Trauma Makes Boundaries So Hard

  

  People who’ve experienced trauma often struggle with setting boundaries. It’s not about being weak—it’s about how trauma rewires the brain and body. This article explains why saying no, speaking up, or protecting your space can feel unsafe, confusing, or even impossible after trauma.

  Liana West

  July 1, 2025

  Anxiety, Betrayal Trauma, Conflict, Relationship Trauma, Trauma, Workplace Trauma

  boundary setting trauma, cptsd and boundaries, emotional safety, healing, hypervigilance, mental-health, nervous system trauma, people pleasing and trauma, Relationships, therapy, Trauma, trauma and boundaries, trauma and self-worth, trauma response patterns, trauma-informed care, why trauma survivors struggle with boundaries

• Is Betrayal Trauma Turning You Into a TYPE A Personality?

  

  If you’re highly controlling or Type A, it might not just be your personality. It could be a trauma response. Control can feel like safety when life has been unpredictable or unsafe. This article explains how controlling behaviors often come from past hurt, not totally from personality trait.

  Liana West

  June 24, 2025

  Superconscious Mind

  Betrayal Trauma, controlling behavior, cptsd and control, emotional safety, hyper independence, nervous system trauma, perfectionism trauma, trauma and control, trauma and relationships, trauma and trust, trauma response patterns, type a personality trauma

• Is Betrayal Trauma SECRETLY Affecting Your Boundaries?

  

  People with trauma often struggle to set healthy boundaries—not because they don’t want to, but because trauma has rewired how they feel safety, control, and connection. This article explains the real reasons behind boundary difficulties, so survivors can stop blaming themselves and begin to understand what’s really going on underneath.

  Liana West

  June 21, 2025

  Anxiety, Betrayal Trauma, Conflict, Neuroscience, OEI Therapy for Trauma, Pain, Relationship Trauma, Relationships, The Ex, Trauma, Workplace Trauma

  boundary setting trauma, cptsd and boundaries, disorganized attachment, emotional safety, freeze response, internal fragmentation, parts work trauma, self-worth and trauma, shame and trauma, trauma and agency, trauma and boundaries, trauma healing, trauma recovery, trauma response patterns, trust and trauma

• Why Knowing “Why” Doesn’t Help Fix Problems

  

  Imagine you’re in a burning house. The flames are spreading, and you’re engulfed in smoke. At that moment, it doesn’t matter how the fire started, who lit the match, or why the house is burning. The priority is getting out to safety. Once you’re safe, then you can reflect on the cause. This analogy is…

  Liana West

  September 13, 2024

  Anxiety, Conflict, Pain, Superconscious Mind

  coping skills, Emotional health, emotional resilience, emotional safety, grounding techniques, healing journey, mental health awareness, mental wellbeing, mindfulness, Neuroscience, overcoming anxiety, self-care, stress relief