Why old wounds don't stay buried in midlife and what to do when they come back up. By Michaela Kozlik, LCPC · Therapist for women in perimenopause & midlife, Illinois Something you thought you had dealt with is back. Maybe it's a memory that keeps surfacing at odd moments, or old relationship pattern showing up in your marriage or your friendships. Maybe it's a hair-trigger anger that catches you off guard, or a sudden grief that has no explanation. You did the work. You move

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Chronic caretaking in women is almost always rooted in early nervous system adaptation, not your personality. Illinois therapist explains the origins of caretaker patterns, the signs of caretaker burnout, and why somatic therapy and therapy intensives create change that insight alone cannot. By Michaela Kozlik, LCPC · Therapist for women navigating anxiety, burnout and trauma in midlife & perimenopause, Illinois The women I work with who are the most exhausted are almost neve