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- August 2026 (3)
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Setting Boundaries at Work When You’re Still Healing
Boundaries are hard for most people. They’re a different kind of hard when part of you learned, at some point, that saying no wasn’t safe. Maybe it wasn’t safe at home. Maybe it wasn’t safe in a job you had before this one. Either way, your body may still be running old rules in a…
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Why “Just Relax” Doesn’t Work After Trauma (And What Actually Helps)
Someone means well. Maybe it’s a coworker, maybe your manager, maybe a friend who’s never dealt with this. You’re visibly wound tight before a presentation, or you snapped at something small, or you went quiet and far away in the middle of a normal conversation. And they say it: “Just relax.” “You’re overthinking this.” “It’s…
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The 3-Minute Reset: A Grounding Tool for the Middle of a Bad Day at Work
You’re in a meeting, or on a call, or just standing at your desk, and it hits. Your chest tightens. Your thoughts scatter. Maybe a comment landed wrong, or a raised voice down the hall did, or nothing you can even name did — your body just decided this is a threat. You don’t have…