Conozca los signos del maltrato emocional y físico y cómo protegerse de los patrones tóxicos en las relaciones con su pareja, amigos o familiares.
You know the feeling when you look at your mom and realize she’s carrying invisible scars? Most of us sense it long before we have words: her sharp tone when she’s scared, the way she checks out during arguments, or that familiar ache of wanting her to really see you. Trauma doesn’t just stay in…
When you grow up being yelled at—constantly corrected, blamed, or made to feel small—it leaves a mark. Even if your caregivers “meant well” or thought they were being strict out of love, chronic yelling doesn’t teach respect—it teaches fear. And the effects? They often follow you quietly into adulthood—in the way you love, speak, work,…
Have you ever walked away from a conversation feeling uneasy, as if something just wasn’t right? It’s a creeping sensation that makes you question your words and actions. This is the subtle art of control, often masked under the guise of casual conversation. When someone wields words as weapons, they craftily bypass your defenses, leaving…
Have you ever felt that unsettling twinge when someone asks you a question that seems innocent but leaves you second-guessing yourself? It’s not just in your head. Manipulative people wield questions like weapons, crafting them with care to confuse, control, and deceive. You might have heard some of these before, maybe from a toxic friend,…
Ever found yourself confusing a rush of adrenaline with the flutter of love? You’re not alone. Many mistake the dizzying highs and lows of a toxic relationship for passion, but these feelings often signal something darker. What if those butterflies are actually warning bells? Let’s uncover the signs that you might be trapped in a…
You know when you spot someone across the room and you get this gut feeling that they’re carrying something heavy? Not the visible kind—the kind that sits behind the eyes or slips out in a laugh that’s a little too late. Trauma has a way of sneaking into our mannerisms, twisting up the ordinary until…
The term “lazy” often carries a negative connotation, implying a lack of motivation or care. However, certain habits perceived as laziness can be deeply rooted trauma responses. These habits are not mere excuses but are grounded in survival mechanisms developed in response to past experiences. Understanding these behaviors as trauma responses allows us to approach…
Let’s not pretend this is easy. The kind of loneliness that sticks to your ribs as an adult didn’t just appear one day, served up cold. It grows in quiet cracks—moments you didn’t even know would matter. If you’ve felt deeply unwanted as you got older, there’s a pretty good chance your story started way…
Because surviving childhood adversity changes you — in ways both visible and hidden. A difficult childhood — marked by emotional neglect, instability, abuse, or a lack of safety — doesn’t just vanish when you become an adult. It reshapes how you see the world, how you love, how you trust, and how you show up…
The scariest part of gaslighting is how normal it can sound. I mean, sometimes it just slips out as if it’s totally fine—like you’re supposed to nod along when someone twists your words or makes you second-guess what you know happened. Gaslighting is sneaky like that. It isn’t always slamming doors or shouting matches; sometimes,…