Discover how replacing defensiveness with accountability can open the door to collaboration, reduce tension, and build lasting emotional safety in your relationship.

Learn how to replace criticism with empathy using gentle start-ups and "I" statements to build emotional safety and strengthen your relationship.

Learn about the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse, the toxic communication patterns that erode trust in relationships, and discover practical ways to shift them.

Associate therapist Ream Moharam explores how unconscious biases can influence our choice of mental health providers and discusses the importance of finding comfort while challenging assumptions in the therapeutic relationship.

Learn why your instinct to "fix" someone's bad mood might backfire and discover more effective ways to offer support while protecting your own emotional well-being.

This blog explores the concept of "workable boundaries" for those navigating the balance between individual needs and collectivistic cultural values that prioritize family and community harmony.

This blog explores the importance of self-regulation skills for managing emotions and stress, offering practical coping strategies that help you respond thoughtfully rather than react impulsively.

This blog explores the difference between primary and secondary emotions, helping readers develop emotional awareness and understand what they're truly feeling beneath surface reactions.

In this video blog, Rebekah explores the often-overlooked concept of emotional safety: what it means, how to recognize its absence, and how early experiences can impact your ability to feel safe expressing emotions.

In part one of this blog, I shared information about hindsight bias in the context of trauma. I presented some thoughts to consider to begin to challenge this coping mechanism, and today those challenges will be expanded.