were you Walking on Eggshells as a Child? Signs You Carry Trauma Into Adulthood
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were you Walking on Eggshells as a Child? Signs You Carry Trauma Into Adulthood

Childhood trauma doesn’t just live in the past—it shows up in your relationships, self-esteem, and nervous system today. If you grew up with emotionally immature parents, you may still be carrying the imprint of their absence. Learn the signs, how they affect you now, and what healing can look like through integrative therapy.

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What Is Anxiety Therapy? How It Works and What to Expect
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What Is Anxiety Therapy? How It Works and What to Expect

Anxiety isn’t just “stress.” It’s often a survival strategy rooted in early childhood experiences that now show up as perfectionism, self-doubt, or constant overthinking. In this blog, I share what anxiety therapy really is, how it works, and what you can expect from the process—so you can begin to untangle the patterns holding you back.

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Rebuilding Self-Esteem: Therapy for Women Who Feel “Not Good Enough”
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Rebuilding Self-Esteem: Therapy for Women Who Feel “Not Good Enough”

Rebuilding Self-Esteem: Therapy for Women Who Feel “Not Good Enough”

Have childhood messages left you anxious, perfectionistic, or convinced you're never enough? This blog explores powerful, compassionate approaches—like inner-child reparenting, hypnotherapy, ketamine-assisted sessions, and nature-based work—that gently rewire self-belief. Learn how trauma-informed therapy supports healing self-doubt and fostering self-trust, so you can start feeling whole again.

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Why CAn’t I stop people pleasing? breaking the addiction to saying “yes”
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Why CAn’t I stop people pleasing? breaking the addiction to saying “yes”

Do you ever wonder, “Why can’t I stop people-pleasing?” If you grew up with emotionally immature parents, chances are people-pleasing became your survival strategy. As an adult, it can leave you stuck in self-doubt, perfectionism, guilt, and relationships with emotionally unavailable partners. In this blog, I explore why people-pleasing starts in childhood, the hidden costs of constantly putting others first, and how therapy—including holistic approaches like mindfulness, somatic work, hypnotherapy, and ketamine-assisted therapy—can help you set boundaries, trust your intuition, and finally feel good enough without having to earn love.

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Why I Keep Ending Up with Emotionally Unavailable Partners
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Why I Keep Ending Up with Emotionally Unavailable Partners

Do you keep finding yourself with emotionally unavailable partners, even though you swear you want something different? If you grew up with emotionally immature parents, the answer isn’t that you’re broken—it’s that your nervous system learned to equate distance and unpredictability with love. This blog explores how childhood dynamics shape adult attraction patterns, why “chemistry” often pulls us toward familiar but painful dynamics, and how therapy can help you break free and choose a steadier, more nourishing love.

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Why I Feel Responsible for Everyone: Healing After Growing Up with Emotionally Immature Parents
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Why I Feel Responsible for Everyone: Healing After Growing Up with Emotionally Immature Parents

You’ve always been the dependable one — the person everyone turns to when something needs to get done. But beneath the reliability is a quiet exhaustion, a sense that your needs are always last on the list. If you grew up with emotionally immature parents, this over-responsibility isn’t just a personality trait — it’s a survival strategy you learned as a child. In this blog, I share how those patterns form, how they follow you into adulthood, and how therapy can help you finally put down the weight you’ve been carrying for everyone else.

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Your Brain on Ketamine, explained simply
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Your Brain on Ketamine, explained simply

What does ketamine actually do in the brain—and how can it help you heal? This blog breaks down the science behind ketamine-assisted therapy in simple, clear terms. Learn how ketamine increases neuroplasticity, softens rigid thinking patterns, and quiets the inner critic so you can create lasting change in your mental health. Whether you're navigating anxiety, depression, or trauma, this post will help you understand how ketamine supports true, cellular-level healing.

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Your Parents Couldn’t Handle Big Emotions—Now You Can’t Stop People-Pleasing

Your Parents Couldn’t Handle Big Emotions—Now You Can’t Stop People-Pleasing

When your parents couldn’t handle big emotions, you may have learned to people‑please, shrink yourself, or feel not enough—even years later. Explore how childhood trauma from emotionally immature parents often shows up as anxiety, perfectionism, and low self‑esteem in adulthood. You’ll discover how trauma therapy can help you reconnect with your worth, dismantle people‑pleasing patterns, and heal the emotional wounds that were never addressed.

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Unraveling Pain: Birthing Myself into Belonging
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Unraveling Pain: Birthing Myself into Belonging

Some journeys of healing begin with an unexpected leap—in my case, a misjudged jump towards a subway train that would ultimately lead me deep into the landscape of my own unresolved emotions. What started as a knee injury became a portal into understanding the silent narratives my body had been storing since birth, revealing how our deepest wounds often speak through physical pain.

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When Talking Isn’t Enough: Why Hypnotherapy Goes Deeper
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When Talking Isn’t Enough: Why Hypnotherapy Goes Deeper

If you’ve ever found yourself thinking, “I know where my trauma comes from—so why do I still feel stuck?” you’re not alone. Sometimes, talk therapy can only go so far when the root of your anxiety, self-doubt, or people-pleasing lives deeper—below conscious awareness.

This article explores how hypnotherapy with age regression helps you access the subconscious beliefs formed in childhood, so you can finally begin to heal from emotional neglect, low self-worth, and the lasting impact of emotionally immature parenting.

Whether you’re feeling burnt out from always “holding it together,” or you’re ready for something that goes beyond coping—this is your invitation to go deeper.

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