Amanda Good LICSW

03/31/2026

Excellent explanation from on why trauma therapy needs to go beyond just talking✨

03/25/2026

03/14/2026

Beautiful reminders of what a regulated nervous system really is, by

03/10/2026

This is very affirming, as a sensitive person who cries all the time out of sadness, happiness, or just being moved by a touching moment in a commercial😭😅
But in all seriousness: crying is natural and helpful for emotional processing and is part of how your body helps you heal✨NOT a sign of weakness. Love this

03/03/2026

Roundup of some fave humor from 🤗 These are spot on🎯 It’s good to laugh at yourself sometimes🤪

03/03/2026

…nothing. I kept waiting for something to shift and some invisible force to take hold, but nothing happened.

And then there it was. My urge to apologize for “messing up” somehow, my shame about someone else’s discomfort getting quickly intense.

I took a minute. And then remembered: it is not my responsibility to prevent this person from feeling discomfort. He failed a task in front of a group of people- it happens sometimes! It’s uncomfortable… and that’s A-okay.

Girls, especially ADHDers, get conditioned to over-apologize and that flash of shame can be part of “RSD”- Rejection Sensitive Dysphoria. Pausing to notice your reaction and choose an authentic response can help immensely. It’s a BIG shift!

We had a laugh, said “maybe next time!” And he moved on to the next trick. No big deal.

Do you ever catch yourself applogizing for no reason?
Practice taking a pause before saying sorry! It’s fine to say it, helpful sometimes of course; but if you use it whenever someone is uncomfortable, start building awareness and growing tolerance for the discomfort rather than taking on the burden of responsibility, and see how it feels🙌

02/23/2026

Some thoughts on that internal tug-of-war…
The feeling isn’t always noticeable as resistance when you protect yourself against discomfort. Maybe you notice a pattern where you procrastinate, avoid, shutdown, spiral, deflect, attack, hide, get ashamed, go numb- all of it is internal resistance. It’s added discomfort that comes up when you protect yourself from other discomfort in a way that isn’t entirely conscious or aligned with your values or goals…and it makes things feel worse and last longer😵‍💫
Your resistance is telling you to listen inward. To tend to the root cause, to face the initial discomfort directly, to ask yourself what you’re protecting against, to think about your needs.
You won’t believe the relief that can come from resolving that resistance🙌

02/21/2026

Just a reminder, don’t let shame or hopelessness take over when the setbacks come. They will come because it’s part of healing, not a sign of failure. Remember the growth you’ve experienced and the resources you’ve gained; setbacks will test you, but you have greater capacity to handle them over time when you consistently do the work to heal yourself.

02/11/2026

“Hey ChatGPT create a caricature of me and my job based on everything you know about me.” 🤪💕🧠

01/29/2026

Self care AND community care
Rest AND action
Gratitude AND rage
Staying present AND planning action

These aren’t opposing values or needs, it’s about balance and remaining conscious of your values AND your capacity day and hour by hour as you juggle all the things.

01/25/2026

Fellow therapists and “helpers” as my daughter and I call anyone in a helping profession… I see you. We are doing our part holding space for immense grief and rage and fear, while trying to process all this ourselves and carry on with our daily tasks.
There is nothing “wrong” with having a hard time when times are this hard. Be gentle with yourselves and be brave. Stay connected with the people and the activities that are most meaningful to you. Be of service. And be sure to rest.
❤️

01/16/2026

A lot of people come to me after trying lots of therapy, coping skills, self help books, meds… but still suffer from chronic anxiety, stress, and dysregulation… And some people come to me having never tried therapy and say the same thing:
“Therapy just doesn’t help for me. Why would this be different?”
This never stresses me at all to hear- I actually love giving people hope or offering curiosity to someone who might not have considered different ways to heal. Here’s what’s good to know:

1)Therapy can be amazing but it can also be unhelpful or even harmful, it really depends on having a good relationship with your therapist and feeling understood above all else. Without that, it doesn’t matter what skills or strategies you do- study after study tells us that therapy outcomes depend first and foremost on the relationship.
2)Therapies like EMDR, IFS, ACT and Brainspotting among others might be different than what you’ve tried or what you expect from models like CBT or DBT- because they offer root-cause healing not just symptom management. You can’t do coping skills alone to address bigger picture nervous system dysregulation.
3)Brain science re: neuroplasticity tells us you can change at any age. Healing is always possible. Sometimes it’s just a matter of finding the right approach.
4) You don’t actually need therapy to heal. Yep, I said it! There are many paths to the same outcome of rewiring your nervous system to feel safe again and establishing new patterns of thinking and engaging with the world. Therapy is one way to do it. But lots of activities and communities can support this journey instead of or in addition to therapy. Do what is right for you❤️