How Childhood Trauma Creates an Inner Critic That Sounds Like Your Caregiver

How Childhood Trauma Creates an Inner Critic That Sounds Like Your Caregiver

Jessica Brooks, LMHC 1/22/26 Jessica Brooks, LMHC 1/22/26

How Childhood Trauma Creates an Inner Critic That Sounds Like Your Caregiver

In Cape Coral, Florida, many hyper-independent women discover their inner critic is not self-discipline; it is learned survival. This post explores where that voice comes from and how EMDR intensives support real change.

You Learned to Read the Room Before You Learned to Read Yourself

Jessica Brooks, LMHC 1/8/26 Jessica Brooks, LMHC 1/8/26

You Learned to Read the Room Before You Learned to Read Yourself

You learned to read the room to survive. This post explores how hyper-independent women can reconnect with themselves through EMDR therapy and EMDR intensives in Cape Coral.

The Mental Health Benefits of Practicing Gratitude (Without the Toxic Positivity Bullshit)

Jessica Brooks, LMHC 12/25/25 Jessica Brooks, LMHC 12/25/25

The Mental Health Benefits of Practicing Gratitude (Without the Toxic Positivity Bullshit)

Gratitude is not about pretending life is perfect. This post explores the real mental health benefits of gratitude and how therapy can help hyper-independent women regulate emotions, reduce anxiety, and reconnect with moments of relief and appreciation.