Journey Thru Counseling

08/13/2026

Look out for these

A lot of the pain in relationships comes from patterns that feel personal but are actually incredibly common. Naming them is the first step to changing them.

The demand-withdraw cycle traps one person pursuing and the other retreating until both feel completely unheard. Negative sentiment override turns neutral moments into perceived attacks. Intermittent reinforcement keeps you hooked on a relationship because the good moments are just good enough. Emotional flooding means you're not stonewalling on purpose. Your nervous system genuinely cannot process the conversation.

You're not broken. You're responding to patterns that have names, which means they have solutions too.

08/08/2026

DBTskills: Module. Emotion Regulation.
Overview: Core Emotion Regulation Strategies.

08/04/2026

✨ Intimacy isn’t just physical or sexual connection.

intimacy shows up in so many different ways.

There’s the emotional kind, where you feel safe enough to open up and be vulnerable; the intellectual kind, where deep conversations and shared ideas keep you connected; the spiritual kind, where you align through values, beliefs, or practices like prayer and gratitude; the experiential kind, where doing things together and creating memories builds closeness; and the physical-but-non-sexual kind, like holding hands, cuddling, or sitting in silence with each other.

When you recognise and nurture these layers of intimacy, you stop reducing connection to just the physical, you start building a relationship where you both feel seen, wanted, and deeply understood.

Remember no relationship is perfect, it is work in progress.

Keep shining 💫

Dr. Lalitaa

07/25/2026

Getting underneath the anger is some of the most important and uncomfortable work two people can do together. The conversation about fear is almost always more useful than the conversation about the behavior. Save this.

When you get angry in a relationship, what do you think it's usually protecting?

07/06/2026

Have you ever been on a camping or hiking trip and felt much happier and more relaxed than when you're at home? A new study reveals exactly what goes on in the brain to produce that effect.

07/05/2026

Not every bad day needs a complete reset. Sometimes, a small action can make a big difference. 💛