by blossomcounsel | Oct 9, 2025 | All Articles
Every generation has faced its share of struggles, but something about Gen Z feels different. Today’s adolescents and young adults are coming of age in a world that’s faster, louder, and more connected—and yet often more isolating—than ever before. Rates of anxiety,...
by blossomcounsel | Oct 9, 2025 | All Articles
From the moment we’re born, we learn how safe the world feels by the way our caregivers respond to us. Do they pick us up when we cry? Do they smile back when we reach out? Do they comfort us when we’re scared? These early moments of connection—or...
by blossomcounsel | Oct 9, 2025 | All Articles
When the people we trust most hurt us, the wound goes deep. Relational trauma isn’t just about a single painful event—it’s about repeated ruptures in trust, safety, or connection that shape how we see ourselves and others. It might come from childhood experiences, a...
by blossomcounsel | Oct 9, 2025 | All Articles
Let’s be real—burnout doesn’t show up out of nowhere. It creeps in slowly, like a quiet leak in the roof. At first, you brush it off: I’m just tired, I just need a weekend to rest. But then the exhaustion doesn’t leave. The spark you once had fades, and even small...
by blossomcounsel | Aug 19, 2025 | All Articles
Anxiety doesn’t always look like panic attacks or hyperventilation. Sometimes, it looks like overthinking everything you said in a meeting. Or feeling a tight knot in your stomach for no clear reason. Or lying awake at night, heart pounding over what might happen...
by blossomcounsel | Aug 19, 2025 | All Articles
You’re going about your day—grocery shopping, working, scrolling your phone—and suddenly, it happens. Your heart races.Your stomach drops.Your chest tightens. Something seemingly small—a sound, a smell, a sentence—hits a nerve buried deep. That’s a trauma trigger. It...
