Crystle Lampitt

Journalist turned Licensed Therapist🛋 | Trauma Specialist🧠 | TEDx Speaker🎤 | Indo-American🇲🇨🇺🇸 | 21 Day Rewiring Guide below!

01/28/2026

Hopefully this goes without saying but it works best when your immediate environment really IS safe. When there is danger… your instincts know what to do.

Be kind to yourselves today.

01/21/2026

Codependent patterns say “If YOU could just do THIS, your life would look better! [But really a scared/traumatized/insecure etc. part of me needs you to change this thing so I can benefit/feel safer/get validation etc.].” Sound familiar? Codependency looks a lot like control but like so many survival strategies, it’s an attempt at creating safety. We may have learned that fawning or hyper-attuning to others kept us safe, and reenact patterns of trying to change others—often unconsciously at the expense of our own inner experience. We might even feel self righteous or superior like we know what’s best for others (I meannn sometimes maybe we do?? But that’s still not your life!!). Healing this pattern starts with curiosity and a commitment to stay in our own lane. We can only control ourselves and our own reactions. Sometimes the most loving thing you can do is honor whatever choices other people make and protect yourself with healthy boundaries. Thoughts?

01/14/2026

Spoiler alert: sometimes feeling unsafe and on-edge IS CONGRUENT. The world is not always a safe place. Here are some small ways to notice what safety MIGHT already be available… and then see what happens with your sense of confidence!

01/13/2026

If your nervous system could use a little extra FREE support right now, I love the annual Trauma Super Conference as a resource. I’ll be speaking on Day 2 about gentle methods to heal from trauma and care for yourself amidst the chaos of life— the link will be posted in stories or comment LINK below if you need it!

Again it’s a FREE resource with incredible speakers including some of my favorite teachers! .orloff.md

01/07/2026

People-pleasing is often an attempt at creating psychological safety, especially if we learned at a young age that conflict is dangerous (btw conflict is NOT necessarily synonymous with aggression or violence!). Reworking this pattern often requires both external skill-building around conflict deescalation/assertive communication skills and internal shifts in the way that you relate to the part of you that fears conflict. Thoughts?

12/31/2025

I hear this one A LOT! And I have parts of me that sometimes still fear continued growth (ahem, especially the parts that cling to perfectionism /hardworking strategies!). This framework can help soften that fear. We don’t have to eradicate any parts of you; we RELATE to different parts of you, and help the challenging parts to come into more alignment. What if all you change this year is the way that you relate to your least favorite part of yourself? What would you shift? 🧐

12/24/2025

Sometimes our bodies are more wise than we realize! Your physiology might be implicitly responding to stress it remembers from the past, especially if this time of year used to be commonly coupled with loss, grief, trauma, or dysfunctional family dynamics (instead of the light, joy, and gratitude that many of us think we *should* be feeling). Whatever your experience is, you’re not alone! One of the ways we can support the brain, is to first NAME our internal experience, and then NOTICE: in present day life, what’s similar to those past experiences… and what’s DIFFERENT? What new choices and agency might you have now that you didn’t have before? Lean into the options and resources you have now, and know that’s ok if your system doesn’t immediately jump for joy at the sound of Mariah Carey 😬❤️🎄

How do you tend to feel this time of year?? Drop an emoji below:
🎉= GREAT! Love the holiday season!
🎁= so-so; holiday tasks are stressful
🤍= in need of extra care (sending digital hugs!)

12/17/2025

Sometimes more activation means our body is thawing out of freeze and trusting us with a bit more aliveness (aliveness that might feel scary and confusing at first!!). That anger that wasn’t safe to express before? It’s there. The grief you had to stuff down to get through the storm? It’s there too. We don’t have to feel all the things all at once, we can take it one day at a time. And try to lean on whatever supportive resources are available to you as your as body learns it’s safe enough now to handle what was too heavy before.

12/10/2025

The good news is… we don’t have to *get rid of* ANY parts of you!! AND what might it be like for your brain to have other options? 🤔

12/03/2025

Social Baseline Theory (Coan, 2014) explores the physiological impacts of loneliness and confirmed what I think most of us intuitively know: we are wired for connection. Neuroscientists measured biological markers of stress and found that individuals who did not have the sense that they could call someone when they needed to displayed significantly higher autonomic and biochemical markers of stress in the body. Essentially, the brain *expects* access to relationships for basic survival. Spending holidays alone can increase our awareness of being alone, especially when seeing others surrounded by loved ones. If you have a loving community, you may even notice mood start to dip when you’re alone for too long or if you have to miss out on social activities for various reasons (hi FOMO). While we don’t need to be surrounded by people 24/7, researchers found that even some of those who considered themselves introverts and enjoyed alone time did not display the same stress signals as those who identified as lonely (without someone they could call) because those introverts knew they *could* reach out to someone if they wanted to. It’s not a matter of being a social butterfly, just that we know we have opportunities for connection.

If you get easily overstimulated, try more titrated or boundaried social engagements (1 hour at the holiday party and your own car to leave when you want; skipping the holiday party but going to a coffee shop to read when you’re feeling isolated; walking on a trail with your dog, etc.). What do you do when loneliness kicks in?

11/26/2025

Sometimes our bodies are more wise than we realize! Your physiology might be implicitly responding to stress it remembers from the past, especially if this time of year used to be commonly coupled with loss, grief, trauma, or dysfunctional family dynamics (instead of the light, joy, and gratitude that many of us think we *should* be feeling). Whatever your experience is, you’re not alone! One of the ways we can support the brain, is to first NAME our internal experience, and then NOTICE: in present day life, what’s similar to those past experiences… and what’s DIFFERENT? What new choices and agency might you have now that you didn’t have before? Lean into the options and resources you have now, and know that’s ok if your system doesn’t immediately jump for joy at the sound of Mariah Carey 😬❤️🎄

How do you tend to feel this time of year?? Drop an emoji below:
🎉= GREAT! Love the holiday season!
🎁= so-so; holiday prep is stressful
🤍= in need of extra care (sending digital hugs!)

11/19/2025

Does your brain do this too?? “Worst case scenario” thinking doesn’t make you a “negative Nelly”, it’s often our brain’s best attempt at anticipating problems and threats. If you have a trauma history, your brain might be hyper alert in this area (“nothing ever works out for me, I can’t count on anyone”, etc.). I TRUST there is a very good reason why your brain has learned to think in this way, AND, what would it be like to interrupt this pattern? One way I do this is to insert the question “what if?” For example, “what if I’m supported? What if this doesn’t make sense right now but will all work out?” And then CHECK. The brain loves evidence. Did it work out ok? Did you survive? How often is it ACTUALLY the worst case scenario? We want to acknowledge our protective thinking strategies while also inviting the brain to look for new evidence. Spoiler alert, if you are alive right now, more things *probably* went right than you realize. Our brain just focuses on threats more bc they’re more pertinent to our survival.

So grateful my ear-splitting HVAC unit got fixed AND I didn’t have to cancel any clients, plus my office is in better shape now!

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