Liz Cobb Therapies

10/12/2025

10/12/2025

08/12/2025

I asked my 5-year-old if he wanted to go to dinner and he really said to me —
“I’ve been in the big world today, and now I need to be in a tiny space.”

There has been no point in my life that I’ve been able to articulate that feeling as well as he just did.

It’s astonishing how children speak the truth without decorating it.
No complicated language, no overthinking — just pure emotion translated into simple words.
Because that’s exactly what exhaustion feels like: the world feels too big, too loud, too demanding, and all you want is quiet — a small space where nothing asks anything of you.

Kids say what adults have spent decades trying to explain in therapy.
The need to retreat isn’t weakness; it’s an instinct we’re taught to suppress.
A boundary many adults never learned to voice.
They nap when tired, cry when overwhelmed, and ask for space when they’ve had enough — all things we grow up believing we should hide or apologize for.

Maybe children aren’t less wise — maybe they’re just less edited.
And sometimes the deepest truths in life come from tiny humans with backpacks, yogurt on their shirts, and clarity we lost somewhere along the way.
“Andy Burg”

08/12/2025

So many of us stay locked inside identities we didn’t choose.
Old roles we inherited from family, society, or a past version of ourselves... roles that once made sense, but now quietly hold us back.

These outdated identities become resistance points.

They shape how we show up, what we believe we’re capable of, and the limits we unconsciously place on our own lives.

Becoming aware of this is the first shift.
Because identity isn’t fixed, it’s something you can evolve with intention.

This is why these identity shifts are so important...

The ones that teach you how to hold two truths at once:
You can feel scared and still take the next step.
You can feel stuck and still move forward.
You can feel exhausted and still honour your goals.

You’re allowed to outgrow who you once were.
You’re allowed to become the version of yourself you’ve been waiting for.

03/12/2025

Interesting way to describe trauma responses.

02/12/2025