by Samara Valenzuela | 13 April 2026 | self-diagnosis, EMDR, Trauma
What is Trauma: A Complete Guide to Understanding and Overcoming It Trauma is an overwhelming emotional and physical response to stressful or threatening events that exceed a person's coping capacity, leaving lasting imprints on the psyche and body. A...
by Samara Valenzuela | Mar 30, 2026 | Anxiety, self-diagnosis, resources-psychology
How to manage anxiety: what DOESN'T work and what DOES . Are you trying to control anxiety as if it had an ON/OFF switch? It's common to think we can get rid of it quickly: distract ourselves, stop thinking, or force ourselves to be okay. However, many of the...
by Samara Valenzuela | May 22, 2025 | self-diagnosis
Let's talk about the differences Stress: A response to an external demand perceived as challenging or threatening. Anxiety: An anticipatory response to a future or potential threat. What can we learn from Stress to...
