We’ve all been there: replaying conversations that never happened, crafting perfect responses to imaginary arguments, or rehearsing confrontations with people who have no idea they’re starring in our mental theater. This habit of overthinking creates one of the most destructive forms of miscommunication—the kind that happens entirely in our heads. When Mind-Reading Goes Wrong TheContinueContinue reading “Overthinking”
Author Archives: Sherry Yuan Hunter
When Your Greatest Strength Becomes Your Biggest Problem
As sandwich parents, we’re constantly juggling competing demands. Raising children requires us to lean heavily on our strengths just to get through each day. But what happens when the very qualities that helped us survive start working against us? The Superpower That Stops Working Most of us have that one thing we’re known for… ourContinueContinue reading “When Your Greatest Strength Becomes Your Biggest Problem”
The Truth About Success: Why Every Child Needs That One Believing Adult
The Meritocracy Myth Falls Apart We’ve all heard the story: work hard, play by the rules, and success will follow. But if we’re honest with ourselves, we know it’s not that straightforward. True meritocracy assumes everyone starts from the same place, competing on a perfectly level playing field. Yet anyone juggling elderly parents and growingContinueContinue reading “The Truth About Success: Why Every Child Needs That One Believing Adult”
Back to BASICS
What can we do as parents when the responsibilities of work and family add up be over 100% of your time, energy and headspace? What can we do as a family when everyone is breaking down and new problems crop up everyday, not to mention longer term problems we can already identify that will biteContinueContinue reading “Back to BASICS”
Schedules Serve Us, We Don’t Serve Our Schedule
Schedules are designed to support how we want to live our lives. Schedules are a tool for us to manage time. And time… well, it’s a nonrenewable resource. By that, I mean, we cannot create time that we have already spent. Time is not something we can get more of. It just keeps ticking away.ContinueContinue reading “Schedules Serve Us, We Don’t Serve Our Schedule”
Self-Compassion to Heal from Complex Trauma
There is now a growing body of research in the area of CPTSD and more now that is outside of what is traditionally white or North American focused. (Yay!) This is good news, because so many people suffer from complex trauma, the symptoms of which include: anxiety, depression, emotional dysregulation, and challenges with relationships. AContinueContinue reading “Self-Compassion to Heal from Complex Trauma”
Trauma-Informed Goals
Great ideas are just things that have already happened… in the future. You’ve already done it. It was/will be fantastic. You know it. It’s coming. We are now, in the present, just figuring out the ‘how’ and ‘enjoying’ the journey there. The uncertainty can either trigger us into a place of fear or motivate usContinueContinue reading “Trauma-Informed Goals”
Seeing the World More Clearly
Sometimes, we get triggered into treating people based on who we believe they are.
Trigger Reactions
“Learning to recognize your trigger reactions is the starting point for this journey. Trigger reactions are the portals into the human unconscious.”
Through the Eyes of Resentment
Resentment is often defined as a common emotion that results from wrongdoing or unfair treatment: injustice or humiliation. Long-term resentment can result in complex trauma.
Sherry Yuan Hunter 