Avoiding Hurts More Than It Helps: Understanding Emotional Numbing and How to Stop

Avoiding Hurts More Than It Helps: Understanding Emotional Numbing and How to Stop

Avoiding Hurts More Than It Helps: Understanding Emotional Numbing and How to StopKellie Murry
Published on: 26/11/2025

Emotional avoidance keeps you stuck in anxiety, trauma, and perfectionism. Discover strategies to stop numbing out and reconnect with yourself.”

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How Trauma Teaches You to Read the Room Before You Read Yourself

How Trauma Teaches You to Read the Room Before You Read Yourself

How Trauma Teaches You to Read the Room Before You Read YourselfKellie Murry
Published on: 19/11/2025

Hypervigilance isn’t a personality trait—it’s a trauma response. Here’s why you can’t relax, why you track everyone’s emotions, and how to feel safe again.”

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Fighting for Simplicity

Fighting for Simplicity

Fighting for SimplicityKellie Murry
Published on: 30/10/2025

Feeling anxious and overwhelmed? Learn how simplicity and therapy can help you find calm, clarity, and healing from trauma and perfectionism.

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EMDR

EMDR

EMDRKellie Murry
Published on: 19/02/2025

Eye Movement Desensitization Reprocessing (EMDR) is a type of evidence based therapy treatment primarily used for treating trauma, Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), and Acute Stress Disorder (ASD). This post is a summary of EMDR, exploring how it works, what types of disorders/issues it treats, and how to know if it’s the right kind of treatment for you.

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