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Ah the good and old nervous system. Yes, that one that its main purpose is to protect us, scan for threat and communicate with us through feelings and sensations in the body. We do live in such chaos nowadays, with so many stressors present, busy lives and all our past traumas and experiences living rent…
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It’s early morning and the world is still quiet — that gentle pause before the day begins. I’m sitting with my coffee, thinking about vulnerability, how beautiful it is and how often it’s misunderstood. In my work, I see every day how powerful and transformative vulnerability can be, especially when we have learned to survive…
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What Happens in Our Bodies and How We Can Heal What is Trauma? Trauma isn’t just about “bad things happening” to us. It’s about how our nervous system responds when we face overwhelming experiences that we cannot process or integrate at the moment they occur. When we experience something overwhelming and cannot fight or flee,…
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We all have that habit of being there for everyone else first before we check with ourselves how our tank is. That whole thing about putting the mask on us first went out the window a long time ago, eh? I’ve been thinking about that and how we got this all wrong. As far as…
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It’s 6:30 am and I am sitting at my dinning table in my very messy apartment I just moved in last night. I couldn’t sleep so I got out of bed and made coffee. I am exhausted but incredibly grateful and excited for this new beginning. Sitting here, in this quiet, when everyone is still…
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I can’t guarantee much, but I can guarantee this: the work pays off. No, it’s not easy or pain free. No, it’s not all beautiful enlightenment and peace in our hearts. To get there, there’ll be some cracking ourselves open, some looking into what we hide from, some truths about ourselves we are not always…
Raquel Nicolau Counselling 