Megan Muckler Counselling Therapy

08/08/2025

🧠 Struggling to connect with others, even when you want to?
It’s a common experience (especially for individuals navigating trauma, chronic stress, or emotional exhaustion).

In this blog post, I explore the psychological and nervous system-based reasons why connection can feel difficult, and share practical, low-pressure ways to begin rebuilding safe, meaningful relationships.

📖 Read the full post:

Has anyone else noticed that connecting with others seems harder lately?

07/15/2025

You’re Not Lazy. You’re Exhausted from Surviving.

If you’ve been feeling stuck, unmotivated, or like you just can’t get things done, know this:

It’s not laziness.

It’s often that your nervous system is stuck in freeze mode (a response to chronic stress such as trauma, pain, or burnout).
What looks like procrastination or “not trying hard enough” is sometimes your body trying to protect you from overwhelm.

🧠 Your brain is wired to help you survive, not for excessive productivity. You don’t need to push harder; you need understanding, safety, and support.

✨ If this resonates with you, I’ve written more about it in my latest blog post:

“It’s Not Laziness: The Hidden Cost of Chronic Stress.”
📖 Read it here →

Have you ever found yourself thinking:

05/14/2025

New blog post!

Living with chronic pain can often make you feel as though you're trapped in a loop you can't escape from. This is, in part, due to something called the “pain-fear cycle”, which can make the experience of chronic pain wo...

04/22/2025