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Am I angry or just hungry? A case study in emotional regulation
I used to think I had an anger problem. Turns out, I just needed a sandwich. Emotional regulation isn’t always deep inner work—sometimes it’s remembering to eat, rest, and stop white-knuckling your way through the day.

Joshua Ericson
17 hours ago2 min read
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Shame isn't a signal you're bad. It's a signal you're human.
Shame doesn’t yell—it whispers. It rewrites how you see yourself and convinces you that struggling means you’re defective. But shame isn’t a flaw. It’s a defense. And healing starts by choosing something kinder in response.

Joshua Ericson
2 days ago2 min read
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I thought I was broken. Turns out, I just had shame.
I spent years thinking I was lazy, broken, or just not trying hard enough. Turns out, I wasn’t defective—I was carrying shame. Once I could name it, everything started to change.

Joshua Ericson
5 days ago2 min read
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Therapy isn't magic, but it did wreck my favorite coping strategy.
Therapy didn’t just help me grow—it made some of my favorite coping strategies unusable. Detached humor, emotional shutdown, overworking? They don’t work like they used to. And weirdly, that’s how I knew the work was working.

Joshua Ericson
May 82 min read
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Take the Break Before the Break Takes You
Burnout doesn’t always come with sirens. Sometimes it just feels like you're tired, distant, and disconnected—and you keep pushing anyway. R

Joshua Ericson
Apr 273 min read
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Build the Dream Without Breaking Your Family
Big dreams take time—but time isn’t free. If you’re not careful, the cost of your goals could be the people who matter most. Presence can’t

Joshua Ericson
Apr 263 min read
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The Hustle Doesn’t Care If You Burn Out
The hustle doesn’t care if you burn out. But you should. You’re not lazy for needing rest—you’re human. And there’s a life beyond the metric

Joshua Ericson
Apr 243 min read
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I Didn’t Mean to Trauma-Bond with My Therapist
You didn’t mean to get attached in therapy. But now you’re spiraling over every pause and replaying every session. Sound familiar?

Joshua Ericson
Apr 212 min read
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Healing Doesn’t Look Like the Movies
Real healing doesn’t come with a montage. It’s messy, nonlinear, and sometimes invisible. But every small, stubborn choice to keep going? Th

Joshua Ericson
Apr 132 min read
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I Didn’t Do the Therapy Homework (Until I Did)
I kept skipping my therapy homework. Not because I didn’t care—but because something in me resisted. When I finally did it, it wasn’t magica

Joshua Ericson
Apr 122 min read
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My ADHD Morning Routine Is Chaos—And That’s Okay
If you have ADHD, your morning routine might not include sunrise yoga and green smoothies—and that’s okay. Progress doesn’t need to be perfe

Joshua Ericson
Apr 82 min read
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Therapy Isn’t a Straight Line—And That’s the Point
Therapy isn’t a straight path to your best self—it’s a tangled, messy trail full of setbacks, realizations, and slow progress. That’s not fa

Joshua Ericson
Apr 72 min read
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How It Feels to Finally Say, 'I Think I Need Help'
Saying “I need help” isn’t weakness—it’s strength. It’s the first terrifying, powerful step toward healing.

Joshua Ericson
Apr 62 min read
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You Are Not Broken (Even If It Feels Like It)
No one's coming to rescue you—but you're already the hero of your story. Here's what happens when you stop waiting and start showing up.

Joshua Ericson
Mar 313 min read
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