By Amee Chacon, LMHC • Therapevolve.com The Mental Layer Narcissistic abuse is a devastating experience that often goes unseen, unheard, and unvalidated. It’s not just emotional manipulation—it’s a full-body, mind-altering trauma that infiltrates your self-worth, disrupts your reality, and can leave deep spiritual wounds. Whether you’re just beginning to question what happened or you’ve been…
By Amee Chacon, LMHC • Therapevolve.com Depression can feel like a thick fog rolling over your life—muting colors, dimming joy, and weighing down every step. While therapy, medication, and support systems are often essential, mindfulness can offer a quiet, grounding thread through the storm. These simple, intentional practices reconnect you to the present moment—where healing…
By Amee Chacon, LMHC • Therapevolve.com Artificial Intelligence (AI) refers to computer systems designed to perform tasks that typically require human intelligence — such as learning, decision-making, and language processing. In recent years, AI has begun playing a role in healthcare, especially in the mental health field. With AI-powered chatbots, mental health apps, and virtual…
By Amee Chacon, LMHC • Therapevolve.com Have you ever felt a deep, gnawing sense that something about you is just… wrong? Not that you made a mistake or did something bad — but that you yourself are flawed, unworthy, or “less than”? That heavy feeling, often silent and invisible to others, is called shame. Unlike…
By Amee Chacon, LMHC • Therapevolve.com Your body is not overreacting. It’s remembering. That shakiness you feel in your hands before speaking your truth?That tightness in your chest when you’re near someone who drains you?That sudden exhaustion after being “strong” for too long? It’s not weakness. It’s not mental illness. It’s not something broken. It’s…
By Amee Chacon, LMHC • Therapevolve.com What if your pain isn’t a problem—but a portal? We live in a world obsessed with quick fixes. Headache? Pill. Anxiety? Scroll. Grief? “Move on.” But what if we stopped trying to erase our symptoms—and started listening to them instead? What if your anxiety is actually your intuition in…
By Amee Chacon, LMHC • Therapevolve.com We’ve been taught to run from pain. What if the real magic happens when we turn toward it? Most people spend their lives avoiding a specific feeling. For some, it’s grief.For others, it’s rage.For many, it’s shame—sticky, silent, shapeshifting shame. But here’s the paradox: the emotion you avoid the…