Marie E Selleck Therapy

Marie E Selleck Therapy Telehealth in MI, FL, & AZ

🧠Counseling for Trauma, Substance Abuse, Neurodivergence, Anxiety, and
Adults with Emotionally Unavailable Parents

👁️ Brainspotting 🌈Affirming
In-person in Grand Rapids MI.

If you're estranged from a parent, the holidays can feel like walking through a minefield. Everyone else has picture-per...
12/15/2025

If you're estranged from a parent, the holidays can feel like walking through a minefield. Everyone else has picture-perfect family gatherings while you're just trying to get through December without falling apart. Guilt will show up—tightness in your chest, a knot in your stomach. People will make comments. Here's the truth: you made a choice to protect yourself. That took real strength, even when it doesn't feel like it. Read more ⬇️

If you're estranged from a parent, the holidays can feel like walking through a minefield. Everyone else has picture-perfect family gatherings while you're just trying to get through December without falling apart. Guilt will show up—tightness in your chest, a knot in your stomach. People will mak...

Navigating social situations in recovery doesn't mean avoiding life forever. It means having a solid plan. Your sobriety...
12/11/2025

Navigating social situations in recovery doesn't mean avoiding life forever. It means having a solid plan. Your sobriety comes first—always. Learn how to set firm boundaries, prepare your exit strategy, and build a support system that protects your recovery while still enjoying meaningful social connections.



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Navigating social situations in recovery doesn't mean avoiding life forever. It means having a solid plan. Your sobriety comes first—always. Learn how to set firm boundaries, prepare your exit strategy, and build a support system that protects your recovery while still enjoying meaningful social c...

Neurodivergent means your brain processes information differently than what society considers typical. The best therapy ...
12/04/2025

Neurodivergent means your brain processes information differently than what society considers typical. The best therapy doesn't try to fix you or make you act neurotypical. Instead, it helps you understand how your brain works and builds on your natural strengths while providing practical, concrete strategies.

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Neurodivergent means your brain processes information differently than what society considers typical. The best therapy doesn't try to fix you or make you act neurotypical. Instead, it helps you understand how your brain works and builds on your natural strengths while providing practical, concrete

The most impactful period for trauma? Birth to age seven. Your brain during these early years is like wet cement—everyth...
11/21/2025

The most impactful period for trauma? Birth to age seven. Your brain during these early years is like wet cement—everything leaves an impression. After age seven, that cement starts to harden. Impressions can still be made, but they take more force.

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The most impactful period for trauma? Birth to age seven. Your brain during these early years is like wet cement—everything leaves an impression. After age seven, that cement starts to harden. Impressions can still be made, but they take more force.

Not every family is safe. If you dread gatherings, that’s your body telling you something important. You’re not broken f...
11/18/2025

Not every family is safe. If you dread gatherings, that’s your body telling you something important. You’re not broken for protecting yourself. You don’t owe people access to you just because they’re family. Trust yourself. Your safety mattes more than keeping the peace. 7 strategies for surviving the holidays with family.

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Not every family is safe. If you dread gatherings, that’s your body telling you something important. You’re not broken for protecting yourself. You don’t owe people access to you just because they’re family. Trust yourself. Your safety mattes more than keeping the peace. 7 strategies for sur...

Childhood trauma doesn't disappear when you grow up—it shows up in patterns you might not recognize. From struggling to ...
11/13/2025

Childhood trauma doesn't disappear when you grow up—it shows up in patterns you might not recognize. From struggling to trust your feelings to repeating painful relationship cycles, these signs reveal unhealed wounds. Your survival strategies made sense then, but now they're holding you back from the life you deserve.

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www.mariesellecktherapy.com/blog/what-are-signs-of-unhealed-childhood-trauma

Childhood trauma doesn't disappear when you grow up—it shows up in patterns you might not recognize. From struggling to trust your feelings to repeating painful relationship cycles, these signs reveal unhealed wounds. Your survival strategies made sense then, but now they're holding you back from ...

Pre-verbal trauma doesn't look like trauma at first glance. It looks like personality quirks. It looks like 'just the wa...
11/10/2025

Pre-verbal trauma doesn't look like trauma at first glance. It looks like personality quirks. It looks like 'just the way you are.' But look closer. Your body might react before your brain catches up. Someone reaches toward you quickly, and you flinch. These aren't choices—they're your nervous system running ancient programming.

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Pre-verbal trauma doesn't look like trauma at first glance. It looks like personality quirks. It looks like 'just the way you are.' But look closer. Your body might react before your brain catches up. Someone reaches toward you quickly, and you flinch. These aren't choices—they're your nervous sys...

The walls that are keeping you safe, are keeping you lonely. Your brain's number one job is to keep you alive. Not happy...
10/31/2025

The walls that are keeping you safe, are keeping you lonely. Your brain's number one job is to keep you alive. Not happy. Not connected. Alive. When trauma happens, your brain builds walls to make sure you never get hurt like that again. Here's the problem: those walls don't just keep out danger. They keep out connection too.

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Your brain's number one job is to keep you alive. Not happy. Not connected. Alive. When trauma happens, your brain builds walls to make sure you never get hurt like that again. Here's the problem: those walls don't just keep out danger. They keep out connection too. The walls that are keeping you sa

Anxiety doesn't automatically worsen with age, but many older adults face new anxiety challenges. Health problems, loss,...
10/22/2025

Anxiety doesn't automatically worsen with age, but many older adults face new anxiety challenges. Health problems, loss, retirement, and isolation can trigger anxious thoughts later in life. The good news? With the right support and strategies, you can effectively manage anxiety at any age and protect your brain health.

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Anxiety doesn't automatically worsen with age, but many older adults face new anxiety challenges. Health problems, loss, retirement, and isolation can trigger anxious thoughts later in life. The good news? With the right support and strategies, you can effectively manage anxiety at any age and prote

Insecure attachment develops when your basic needs for safety and emotional connection aren't met in childhood. This dev...
10/12/2025

Insecure attachment develops when your basic needs for safety and emotional connection aren't met in childhood. This developmental trauma shapes how you relate to others as an adult. Whether you struggle with anxious, avoidant, or disorganized attachment, therapy can help you heal these wounds and create the secure relationships you deserve. Your past doesn't have to determine your future.

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Discover how insecure attachment styles form in childhood and affect your adult relationships. Learn how therapy can help you heal attachment wounds and build secure, healthy connections.

Trauma recovery follows six distinct stages: safety and stabilization, remembrance and mourning, reconnection, integrati...
09/26/2025

Trauma recovery follows six distinct stages: safety and stabilization, remembrance and mourning, reconnection, integration, post-traumatic growth, and helping others. While healing isn't linear, understanding these stages provides a roadmap for your journey. You can transform from survivor to thriver with patience, courage, and professional support.

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Discover the 6 stages of trauma recovery and learn how to navigate your healing journey. Expert insights on safety, integration, and post-traumatic growth.

Writing as both a trauma therapist and mother after yesterday's Minneapolis school shooting, I understand the gut-wrench...
08/28/2025

Writing as both a trauma therapist and mother after yesterday's Minneapolis school shooting, I understand the gut-wrenching fear of sending children to school. Your daily anxiety is valid—the knot in your stomach, checking your phone constantly, memorizing what your child wore. Here's how we heal together.

A trauma therapist and mother's guide to coping with gun violence fear after school shootings. Practical steps for healing and validation for parents' daily fears.

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