Kindred Spirits Blog
Authenticity over Expectations
Navigating Relationships, Culture, Family, and Self: Insights on Living Authentically and Empowered
Perfectionism as a Trauma Response
Everyone praises your standards. Nobody sees what it costs to keep them. Perfectionism usually isn’t a personality trait. It’s a strategy you learned when getting it wrong didn’t feel safe.
Trauma Isn’t Always One Big Event
You can’t point to one terrible thing that happened. You had a roof, food, parents who sacrificed. So why does your body act like it’s still bracing? Trauma isn’t measured by the size of the event. It’s measured by what your nervous system had to do to get through it.