Toxic relationships have a long-lasting impact on your mental and physical health, even after having left the relationship. Your nervous system can often remain in “fight or flight” mode, leading to ongoing physical health issues, exhaustion, chronic muscle tension, and lingering anxiety.

Yoga therapy and somatic practices are an excellent way to unravel the effects of a toxic relationship on your mental and physical health. Healing from a toxic relationship takes time, but with professional support, you can find freedom, become empowered through self-love and self-confidence, and discover what it feels like to experience healthy love.

I want to start by saying, feeling judged by your therapist is tough. It's like bringing your vulnerable self to a place you hope is safe, only to feel like you're being sized up. That stings, and it's okay to acknowledge that pain. You're not alone in this.

Let's chat about therapists and judgment for a moment….

We all have younger “parts” within us. As we grow and develop, our younger selves don’t disappear along the journey. As adults, when we feel triggered and can’t understand why, it’s likely stemming from childhood wounding. We replay responses to experiences from childhood in unconscious ways. Often acting or reacting from a place of unconscious wounding. Our bodies and our inner child is replaying ways to seek safety.

Codependency is a term used to describe an imbalanced relationship dynamic in which one becomes overly dependent on their loved one to meet their mental, emotional, physical, and spiritual needs. While this type of relationship is NOT mutually beneficial, it’s important to note that each partner plays an important role in this dynamic.

Dating is a natural starting point for connection when getting to know a new intimate partner. However, dating throughout the entirety of a relationship can have a long-lasting impact on relationships. Date nights/days provides space for you and your partner to reconnect and rekindle that romantic spark, which increases intimacy, passion, and reduce stress. Dating your long-term partner prioritizes quality time, increases connection, facilitates communication, and can help you more deeply understand your partner.

All humans have different experiences, values, beliefs, histories, and styles of communication. When we come together in relationships and we blend those differences, which sometimes leads to conflict. All relationships include some kind of conflict. Conflict is unavoidable and attempting to avoid conflict usually just makes it worse.