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Anxiety & Overwhelm Therapy
People Pleasing, Codependency, & Perfectionism Therapy
Depression & Burn Out Therapy
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How to Spot Truly Toxic Behavior (And What to Do About It)
Trauma Therapy, Relationships & Boundaries, Emotionally Immature & Toxic Behavior Alyssa Kushner, LCSW 8/14/25 Trauma Therapy, Relationships & Boundaries, Emotionally Immature & Toxic Behavior Alyssa Kushner, LCSW 8/14/25

How to Spot Truly Toxic Behavior (And What to Do About It)

If you’ve ever felt confused, guilty, or emotionally drained around someone close to you - this blog breaks down the real signs of toxic behavior.

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Healing After Gaslighting & Chronic Invalidation: Rebuilding Self-Trust When Your Reality Was Dismissed or Minimized
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Healing After Gaslighting & Chronic Invalidation: Rebuilding Self-Trust When Your Reality Was Dismissed or Minimized

If you’ve ever been told you’re “too sensitive” or found yourself doubting your own emotions and memories, you may be healing from gaslighting or chronic invalidation. Here’s how to rebuild self-trust and reconnect with what’s real.

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If you’re always bracing for something bad to happen right when life finally feels calm, this is from being  conditioned!⁣
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When chaos was familiar, safety can feel suspicious.⁣
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Nothing going wrong ironically triggers a fear in you and a s
Sometimes the patterns that exhaust you now… are the ones that once kept you safe and protected. ⁣
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Now it’s about understanding where they came from, what they protected you from, and learning new ways to feel supported, connected, and High functioning codependency shows up as having it all together on the outside - fixing, being the supportive friend, always dependable.⁣
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But internally there’s a lot of pain. A lot of deeply internalized beliefs about where your worth comes Your window of tolerance is the optimal zone where you can effectively connect with others, function best, think rationally, and manage life’s stressors!⁣
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It’s important to have awareness of your window. In therapy you can learn your tr Lately I’ve been talking with so many clients about the difference between resting and shutting down.⁣
They look the same on the outside… but inside, they’re super different .⁣
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If you’ve ever wondered why some “rest&r December tends to be super busy. ⁣
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So personally, this month I’m letting my system exhale. ⁣
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Less urgency, more pacing. Less “should,” and more “what do I want and need?” ⁣
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Rather than speed things up this month an
Happy Thanksgiving 🧡🤎⁣
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A gentle reminder you don’t have to be the peacemaker, the fixer, or the emotional buffer today.⁣
You just get to be human. ⁣
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And that gratitude & thankfulness doesn’t take away from the struggles! We can Thanksgiving is basically the Olympics for people-pleasers.⁣
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Family, food, travel, noise, old patterns - it all gets activated at once.⁣
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If you catch yourself over-explaining, over-apologizing, scanning people’s moods, or trying to keep the

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