ShiftGrit Psychology & Counselling
ShiftGrit Psychology & Counselling
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        • Yvonne Valdes
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      • Imposter Syndrome: You’re “Not Good Enough”—But You’re Also Doing Just Fine
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      • What Emotional Dysregulation Actually Is — And Why It’s Not About Overreacting
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      • 035: Scroll, Click, Repeat: Escaping the Internet Addiction Trap
      • 034: Rewiring Trauma: How to Break Free from Limiting Beliefs
      • Parenting Little Ones: The Struggles, The Strategies & The Science
      • Beyond the Call: Navigating Trauma and Transition for Veterans and First Responders
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chronic stress

Periodic belief tile labeled “Lb” with the phrase “The World Isn’t Safe” — part of the ShiftGrit Core Belief system.
Limiting Belief Library

“The World Isn’t Safe” — A Core Limiting Belief

ByByShiftGritMay 18, 2025
Periodic tile graphic labeled “Lb” with the belief “I Am In Danger” — part of the ShiftGrit Pattern Library on identity-level emotional responses.
Limiting Belief Library

“I Am In Danger” — A Core Limiting Belief

ByByShiftGritMay 18, 2025
Minimalist line drawing of a burned-out person surrounded by self-care items, still exhausted.
Burnout & Identity ConflictIdentity-Level Therapy

Why Self-Care Doesn’t Work When You’re Burned Out

ByByShiftGritMay 4, 2025
Minimalist black line drawing of a figure split in two, symbolizing how burnout often disguises itself as anxiety.
Burnout & Identity ConflictAnxiety & Phobias

How Burnout Masquerades as Anxiety (And Keeps You Stuck in Survival…

ByByShiftGritMay 4, 2025
A lone figure stands frozen while blurred figures rush around him — a visual metaphor for the burnout freeze response.
Burnout & Identity ConflictIdentity-Level Therapy

Burnout or Freeze Response? What No One Tells You About “Shutting…

ByByShiftGritMay 2, 2025
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