I know what survival mode feels like: Pain, isolation, and no energy left for pleasure or connection with others The turmoil of feeling both ‘too much’ and ‘not enough’ A smile plastered on my face, tight muscles and a heavy, aching heart Sad, exhausted eyes looking back at me in the mirror I don't live in survival mode anymore. My biggest inspiration for becoming a therapist was my own experience in survival mode. Decades later, my daily inspirations are clients, like you, who re-envision...