Why “Just Set Boundaries” Is Bad Advice
“Just set boundaries” sounds simple, but it often fails because a boundary is not a rule for someone else. It is a decision about what you will do next.
Fawning: When People-Pleasing Is a Trauma Response
Fawning can look like being nice, easygoing, or helpful. Learn how this trauma response develops, how to tell it apart from genuine kindness, and what healing can look like.
How Emotionally Immature Parents Affect Your Adult Relationships
By Stephanie Boucher, Registered Psychotherapist | The Mindful Loft The short version: Growing up with an emotionally immature parent does not only affect how you feel about your family. It can shape how you attach to partners, who you are drawn to, what you are willing to accept, and how you respond when something goes […]
Emotionally Immature Parents: Signs, Effects, and the Guilt That Follows
By Stephanie Boucher, Registered Psychotherapist | The Mindful Loft The short version: The guilt adult children of emotionally immature parents carry is not always a sign that they are selfish, ungrateful, or doing something wrong. Sometimes guilt is a trained response that started in childhood, when managing a parent’s emotional state felt like survival. Learning […]
