Childhood Trauma

Why Do I Avoid Conflict? (2026 Guide)

Conflict avoidance and people-pleasing happen because somewhere along the way, disagreement stopped feeling safe. Underneath it is usually a fear that disagreeing risks more than an argument, it risks the relationship itself, and rejection or abandonment. That's not a...

Processing Relational Trauma vs. Intellectualising It: Why the Difference Matters

Childhood Trauma, Trauma

When we go through difficult experiences, especially in childhood or in relationships that mattered most our nervous system finds ways to help us cope. For many adults I work with in my therapy practice here in London, one of those ways is intellectualisation. It...

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Childhood Trauma

Why Do I Avoid Conflict? (2026 Guide)

Processing Relational Trauma vs. Intellectualising It: Why the Difference Matters

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