by The Anti-Therapist | May 7, 2026 | Complex Trauma, Dissociation, Plurality, Relational Healing
“But they aren’t really children.” That sentence gets said in a lot of different tones. Sometimes it sounds clinical, like a quiet correction offered with professional confidence. Sometimes it sounds skeptical, like someone testing the edges of a reality they don’t...
by The Anti-Therapist | Apr 16, 2026 | Complex Trauma, Dissociation, Plurality
Rage is not the opposite of tenderness. It’s the fire that clears space for softness to thrive. We’ve been told we can only be one thing… angry or kind, hard or soft, loud or gentle. But that’s a lie. We are a multitude. We hold contradictions. We carry spectrums. And...
by The Anti-Therapist | Apr 14, 2026 | Complex Trauma, Power and Systems in Mental Health, Relational Healing, Trauma-informed
There’s a phrase floating around right now like a trendy little lint ball stuck to everyone’s emotional sweater: “trauma dumping.” The general public throws it around to sound psychologically informed, therapists whisper it to each other as a warning sign, and somehow...
by The Anti-Therapist | Apr 7, 2026 | Attachment, Community Building, Relational Healing
There is a particular kind of relationship that confuses people more than outright rejection ever could. It has warmth. It has familiarity. It even has moments of real depth. You might laugh easily. You might share meaningful things. You might leave thinking, this is...
by The Anti-Therapist | Apr 1, 2026 | Complex Trauma, Dissociation, Plurality, Power and Systems in Mental Health
The Script Written for Me From the very beginning, my story wasn’t mine. It was written for me… in whispers, in files, in charts, in diagnoses, in the heavy sighs of professionals who had already decided my fate before I even had the chance to imagine one for myself....
