We are a short breath away from entering September, which means there are 4 months left out of this glorious year. In case you forgot about your new year’s resolution (from 8 months ago!), there is still time to make 2025 count. 

This article is going to be short and simple: 

Can you guess what I hear the most in sessions from my women-clients? 

“I can’t forgive myself for lying to myself for so long. I knew the Truth all along.” 

So, with only 4 months left of 2025, I am asking you: 

• What Truth are you avoiding facing? In what area of your life are you still protecting someone else, or your “reputation”/social status with the price of your freedom and health? 
• Where are you still slacking and pretending that nobody can see it? The energy it takes you to “cover it all up” is leaving you depleted and non- creative. 
• Whose feelings are you still afraid to hurt? How long will you remain silent and why? 
• What physical/ emotional needs remain unsatisfied, and why? What’s the dynamic at play? 
• If you had no fear, what action would you take? What would you do today to better your life? 
• What kind of help do you need to free yourself from the fear that keeps you locked up? 

Instructions: 

• Write down by hand, with a pen, on paper. 
• Take your time to reflect on each question and truly connect with yourself as you answer. 
• Set aside quiet time, around 1 hour at the time, per question. Write 1 hour every day for 7 days starting today. 
• Turn off all distractions ( all electronic devices), and don’t multitask. 
• End each writing session with a gratitude statement to yourself. 

🧚WORK WITH ME NOW SO YOU DON’T REGRET LATER 🧚

Dear Mihaela,

You have been more effective for me than any other therapist I have ever worked with. Your methodology mirrors that of the Clinical Supervisor at a mental health program, where I received intensive therapy for a short period of time. 

Your approach of utilizing experiential, psychodrama, and Internal Family Systems therapy modalities for trauma in both individual and group settings has been transformative. My healing has flourished not only during our sessions but also through the self-reflection and journaling you have encouraged. As I have learned, healing truly happens in the community.

My journey to your office began after 16 years of emotional abuse and threats from my husband, a covert narcissist. This abuse was compounded by my upbringing in a narcissistic family and by my mother-in-law, who has both borderline personality disorder and malignant narcissistic traits.

In just six months of working with you, I have transformed from a weak, traumatized, caged bird into an empowered woman with the strength to stand up for myself and hold my ground. I’ve learned to establish and uphold boundaries that protect my wellbeing. While the fight for timesharing of our child has been challenging, I face it with newfound resilience. I am confident that in a few months, I will feel like a phoenix who has emerged from the ashes.
Thank You feels inadequate for what you have given me.

(Mother of minor child, USA)