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Healing Internalized Shame: A Queer-Liberation Guide

2025-07-11
By: bjsauer
On: July 11, 2025
In: Emotional Health
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Learn how to heal internalized shame through trauma-informed therapy, including EFT, RCT, and somatic practices. Designed for queer, trans, and neurodivergent individuals, with 2 home interventions for liberation.Continue Reading

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2025-07-02
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On: July 2, 2025
In: Healing Journeys
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How somatic and Emotionally Focused Therapy help queer and trans people heal sex and intimacy, reconnect, and feel safe in their bodies again.Continue Reading

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