Lisa Shouldice MA, RP, CCP Psychotherapy Clinic

01/21/2026

What triggers an avoidant attachment partner the most?

01/20/2026

This pattern can look calm, even “healthy,” on the surface.

But under the silence, feelings stack up —
resentment, loneliness, grief, unmet needs.

Avoiding hard conversations often comes from fear:
What if talking makes things worse?

Connection doesn’t require perfection —
just the courage to begin again, gently.

01/18/2026

This is one of the most common — and painful — relationship patterns.

One partner pushes for conversation, closeness, resolution.
The other feels overwhelmed, emotionally flooded, and pulls away.

Neither partner is trying to hurt the other.
Both are protecting the relationship in the only way they know how.

Healing begins when we stop chasing or disappearing
and start creating emotional safety instead.

01/17/2026

If your WLW relationship doesn’t look like what you see online, you’re not doing it wrong.

There’s more happening beneath the surface — and that’s what this video explores.

Learn more via the link in bio.

01/15/2026

Some couples don’t avoid conflict — they collide with it.

Both partners come in strong, trying to be understood, trying not to disappear.
The result? Heightened stress, raised voices, and emotional overload.

These relationships can feel passionate and intense, with powerful reconnections after fights —
but the real issues often remain unresolved.

Slowing down isn’t weakness.
It’s choosing safety over chaos, and connection over control.

01/15/2026

Feeling stuck in the same relationship patterns? Learn to spot common couple dynamics—pursue-pursue, withdraw-withdraw, pursue-withdraw, attack-defend—and get practical tips to shift communication for both Pursuers and Withdrawers. Read the full post: https://wix.to/kp2DsS2

Identify couple dynamic pattern. Pursue-pursue. Withdraw-withdraw. Pursue-withdraw. Attack-defend. Tips to shift communication for the Pursuer and Withdrawer.

01/09/2026

You don’t have to bring everything into 2026.

Some coping strategies helped you survive difficult chapters — but they don’t have to follow you forever.

Letting go doesn’t erase what you’ve been through.
It creates space for healthier patterns.

Therapy helps identify what protected you once — and what you’re ready to release now.

01/07/2026

What’s special about relationship?

01/05/2026

If you’re exhausted but rest doesn’t seem to help, it may not be physical fatigue.

Holiday stress often comes from emotional labour — planning, coordinating, caretaking, managing expectations, and holding space for others. This kind of exhaustion lives in the nervous system.

Sleep alone doesn’t fix it.

Trauma therapy and nervous system regulation help address emotional burnout at its root — not just the symptoms.

You’re not lazy.
You’re likely depleted.

01/02/2026

What if the new year didn’t require a new version of you?

What if it asked for honesty instead of reinvention?

Healing doesn’t come from fixing yourself.
It comes from creating safety — internally and in relationships.

Therapy supports real, lasting change by meeting you where you are — not where you think you “should” be.

12/31/2025

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12/30/2025

If this year changed you, that doesn’t mean something went wrong.

Growth doesn’t always look productive or confident. Sometimes it looks like boundaries, caution, grief, or needing more rest.

Trauma recovery often happens quietly — internally — before it shows up externally.

Becoming softer, slower, or more selective can be a sign of healing.