M. Elizabeth Doub LCMHC

08/10/2025

If you advocate for everyone, you don’t have to advocate for yourself because EVERYONE includes YOU.

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08/06/2025

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💚 Please share to raise awareness - this part of trauma is so often overlooked
👇Comment below: What’s your experience of this? How does trauma impact you in social situations?
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07/29/2025

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🍓 Trauma bonding occurs when a survivor of abuse develops a complex bond consisting of dependence and loyalty despite abuse and enotional manipulation to their abuser - not a fun word that describes bonding over traumatic experiences.
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🍓 While using ”trauma bonding” to describe bonding over trauma can feel innocent, it can simultaneously make it harder for survivors to understand and talk about their experiences & dilute the meaning of the term.
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🍓 What other terms do you often see misused?
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07/28/2025

What do you think #4 was? 🤔
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07/16/2025

“I don’t remember anything bad happening — so why do I feel so empty, disconnected, or lost?”

That’s the quiet confusion of Childhood Emotional Neglect (CEN).
It doesn’t leave obvious scars.
It leaves silence where connection should have been.
It leaves you doubting your feelings, your memories, and sometimes… even your worth.

Because emotional neglect isn’t about what was done to you —
It’s about what was missing.

✨ It’s the warmth that never came.
✨ The questions that were never asked.
✨ The emotions that were never acknowledged.

You were taught to survive without being seen.
To silence your needs.
To question your pain.
To believe your emptiness meant you were the problem.

But the truth is — you were never too much.
You just needed more than they were able or willing to give.

💛 You’re not broken. You were emotionally neglected.
And healing begins the moment you name what you never received.

👇 Tag someone who needs to read this.
Save this post as a gentle reminder.

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07/14/2025

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They don’t just want your silence.
They want your nervous system.

Because when you’re overwhelmed, heartbroken, and burned out…
you’re easier to control.

But you?

You’re not meant to be easy.
You’re meant to be powerful.
Regulated. Rooted. Rebellious.
And protected.

06/19/2025

06/08/2025

What’s something you wish more people understood about Pride?👇🏽
Let’s start the conversation.

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06/04/2025

Not all dysregulation is yours.
Your nervous system is wired to mirror the people around you.
So if you’re suddenly anxious, restless, or flat—
ask yourself:
🌀 “Whose cortisol am I carrying right now?”

👇Have you noticed this in your own body? Let’s talk.

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06/03/2025

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Tiny clues you’re healing… even if it still feels messy 💛

And psst — stay tuned for tomorrow 👀
If you’ve ever wanted to join the membership but are experiencing financial hardship... Accessibility is about to get a serious glow up.

05/21/2025

Inclusive care means creating spaces where people don’t need a diagnosis to be seen, validated, or supported.

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05/12/2025

You live in a world that promotes “pushing through” to our limits & glorifies constant busyness. 

However your nervous system operates on a different wavelength.

Your nervous system has 2 key branches: the sympathetic nervous system, responsible for fight/ flight responses

& the parasympathetic nervous system, responsible for rest & digest. These 2 branches work together to maintain balance & ensure our wellbeing.

Your nervous system unconsciously scans for cues of safety & danger. Often with “pushing through” it will activate a fight/ flight threat response.

This results in elevated levels of stress hormones like cortisol, increased heart rate, muscle tension, & impaired cognitive function. Our bodies are not built to sustain prolonged periods of intense pressure without consequence.

Ignoring the signals of our nervous system can have profound consequences on our health: showing up as anxiety, depression, weakened immune function, & other health issues.

So what can we do, if we notice we’re someone who regularly pushes through & disconnects from the signals within?

Top tips:

✨ Get to know your nervous system INTIMATELY what it feels like in “push through” mode.

✨ Consider, what are your beliefs about productivity? What does it say about you if you’re productive/ not productive?

✨ if you notice this can be an easily accessible default (like me), make INTENTIONAL effort to craft in time for you. Doing the things that help you activate your parasympathetic nervous system.

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