Notes from Within:

REFLECTIONS ON HEALING, SPIRIT, AND THE BODY

Inner Wisdom & Education        Integration & Becoming        Reflections

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Presence Over Performance: A Different Kind of Year‑End Reflection

This is not your average anxiety or trauma therapy holiday blog. You won’t find tips on how to survive family dinners or navigate holiday stress. Because honestly, holidays are tricky for most of us, and sometimes the most legit thing we can do is stop trying to “navigate” them at all.

Instead, I want to offer something different: affirmations. Gentle reminders that being here, being alive, is enough.

Part 2, Quick Fixes vs. Continuity: Why Care Matters in Trauma Therapy

In the second of this two-part reflection, Mallory explores the true depth of why continuity of care matters in trauma therapy and why we are drawn to the quick fixes.

Part 1, Beyond Buzzwords: What Healing Really Means in Trauma Therapy

Healing isn’t a buzzword. It’s a layered, relational, non-linear process. In this two-part reflection, Mallory explores the true depth of healing and why continuity of care matters in trauma therapy.