Relapse: Failure or Information? A Therapist’s Perspective
Relapse is often framed as a failure in recovery. For many individuals, returning to substance use brings shame, self-criticism, and the sense that progress has been erased.

Relapse is often framed as a failure in recovery. For many individuals, returning to substance use brings shame, self-criticism, and the sense that progress has been erased.

When people think about addiction, it’s often framed as a problem of poor choices or lack of discipline. However, modern research in psychology and neuroscience increasingly shows that addiction is far more complex.

Modern trauma therapy increasingly recognizes that healing from trauma involves both the mind and the body. One important concept in these body-centered approaches is titration.

Hakomi isn’t about pushing through pain or reliving traumatic memories. Instead, it offers a gentle, respectful way to understand how trauma lives in the body and how healing can happen safely, at your own pace.