Two people love each other, yet old wounds keep pulling them back into fear, distance, and cycles that don’t feel safe. When I sat with my clients, a couple still carrying the weight of their childhood trauma, I asked them: “What do you feel you need most to reclaim your love and build a life that feels intimate, not isolating?” Their answer stopped me. 👉 “We just want the fun back.” That’s the thing about trauma bonds — they thrive in heaviness, seriousness, and survival mo

Did you know that a lot of our adult relationship struggles actually come from childhood attachment and separation wounds? 👶➡️❤️ 🗣️ Clingy or scared of being left? 👉 Fear of abandonment. 🗣️ Struggle to open up? 👉 Avoidance of intimacy. 🗣️ Always the “fixer”? 👉 Over-responsibility. 🗣️ Can’t say no? 👉 Weak boundaries. 🗣️ Hot-and-cold in love? 👉 Push–pull cycles. The way we were comforted (or not) as kids shaped how safe we feel in love today. 💭 Which one do you see

Stopping by the old resting places isn’t about sadness, it’s about tipping the hat, saying: ‘Cheers for the memories,’ and walking away with peace in your heart 🌿✨ Who else feels that calm when they visit? #davaomemorial #gratefulheart #release #trauma #traumahealing

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