On today's episode of Tough Love, Dr. Laura Copley introduces a new way of creating goals to bring us into the New Year. She discusses the importance of using emotions as a way to calibrate out intentions and journey toward goals, focusing on harnessing our vision for our life, incorporating positive emotions, and staying true to our identity and v…

On this episode of Tough Love, Dr. Laura Copley talked about the signs of toxic positivity, invalidation, and ways to address it over the holidays.Av Laura Copley

Welcome to Season 2! On this episode of Tough Love, Dr. Laura Copley discusses Avoidance, Deflection, and Silence as a response to collective trauma and ways to cultivate courage.Av Laura Copley

On today’s episode of Tough Love, Dr. Laura Copley addresses the painful experience of rejection and how it impacts self-worth and development. This episode takes a deeper look into the mental health and social consequences of rejection and how rejection can eventually be stored in the body at an attachment trauma that impacts future relationships.…

On this episode of Tough Love, Dr. Laura Copley delve into the sensitive yet often overlooked topic of Humiliation Trauma. She discusses what it is, how it changes us, and how it impacts our future relationships.Av Laura Copley

On this episode of Tough Love, join Dr. Laura Copley on an investigation of injustice trauma. Learn how anger is deeply tied to feelings of injustice and how unresolved anger and lack of change promotes feelings of helplessness and powerlessness.Av Laura Copley

In this episode of Tough Love, Dr. Laura Copley maps out how betrayals impact our minds and bodies, and explores how this attachment injury can turn from a single rupture into a deeper trauma.Av Laura Copley

In this episode of Tough Love, Dr. Laura Copley begins a 6 week course on attachment traumas. In this episode, she gives a brief introduction to the 5 major ways we can be emotionally traumatized by human disconnection--- abandonment, betrayal, humiliation, injustice, and rejection.Av Laura Copley

In this episode of Tough Love, Dr. Laura Copley introduces the concept of Abandonment Trauma, discusses the wounds it leaves behind, and offers some valuable insights on ways you can start the healing process.Av Laura Copley

On this episode, join Dr. Laura Copley on learning more about the emotional, mental, and physical symptoms of heartbreak, how breakups can cloud our thinking, and simple strategies to begin healing the heart.Av Laura Copley

In this episode, Dr. Laura Copley outlines how trauma bonds can be both powerful and intoxicating, often being mistaken for genuine love. Tune into this episode to learn more about what is happening psychologically and physically to the human mind and body that keeps us addicted to the toxic relationship.…

In this episode, Dr. Laura Copley maps out the dangerous signs of an abusive relationships versus the criteria required for healing a trauma bond. It is vital we are able to tell the difference.Av Laura Copley

Relationships disruptions and traumas can happen at any stage of development and across our lifespan. Dr. Laura Copley explores how these psychological and emotional injuries impact us throughout our life. She maps out how our attachment styles are impacted by our earliest encounters with relationships and manifest in our adult relationships, and p…

The relationships we form throughout our life impact our sense of self and how we navigate life. Dr. Laura Copley introduces you to a Relational Perspective, guides you through an exercise on how to quickly identify some of the most impactful relationships you have encountered, and helps you become more conscious of the ways they continue to shape …

Dr. Laura Copley, a Licensed Professional Counselor and relationship trauma therapist, walks you through what to expect on her new podcast. Join her as she talks about all things related to toxic relationships, trauma bonding, healing, and Post-Traumatic Growth. And don't forget to be on the lookout for her upcoming book, Loving You is Hurting Me, …