When a relationship trigger feels like a step backward

Relationship triggers often feel confusing and overwhelming, especially when you thought you had already worked through them.

Sometimes we understand our struggles perfectly.

We’ve talked about them, journaled about them, analyzed them from every angle. Maybe you even know exactly why you are the way you are AND you could prepare a riveting presentation on it,  and yet… not a whole lot is shifting.

You still reflexively say yes when you want to say no. You still overanalyze every interaction. You tell yourself you will do it differently next time! The patterns just keep looping.

That’s because healing doesn’t happen in the mind alone.