Academy of Self Help

It all takes time

The stock market study that teaches us to slow down.

Feb 5 • Will Watson

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November 2025

Thank You Father For You Have Sinned

Sometimes the distance between what hurts and what teaches is measured in generations.

Nov 30, 2025 • Will Watson

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Why Won’t My Parent Apologize?

If you’ve ever tried to confront your parent about how they hurt you and were met with nothing but denial, anger, or defensiveness, you are likely…

Nov 21, 2025 • Will Watson

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Internalizers: Sensitive People Raised By Emotionally Immature Parents

You’re constantly analyzing whether something you said came out wrong. When someone in your life is upset, you immediately assume it’s your fault. Even…

Nov 15, 2025 • Will Watson

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When Mother Is There But Far Away

Psychotherapist Jasmin Lee Cori, author of The Emotionally Absent Mother, explains how your relationship with your mother in childhood led you to feel…

Nov 5, 2025 • Will Watson

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October 2025

Healing As Hiding: The Introversion Trauma Response

If you were raised by emotionally immature, absent, or toxic parents, you likely learned at a young age that it wasn’t safe to be yourself.

Oct 24, 2025 • Will Watson

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Inescapable Pain & The Flop Trauma Response

You’re probably already familiar with the trauma responses of fight, flight, and freeze, but have you ever heard of flop? Discover why it could be the…

Oct 13, 2025 • Will Watson

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The Best Spiritual Book You Probably Haven’t Read

In our book club this month we’re reading one of my favorite books of all time…

Oct 3, 2025 • Will Watson

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September 2025

How Our Parents Create People-Pleasers

4 powerful quotes from psychotherapist & NYT Bestseller Meg Josephson on people-pleasing, the fawn trauma response, and how who our parents are impacts…

Sep 18, 2025 • Will Watson

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August 2025

What To Do With An Anxious Mind

I promise this is a mental health blog, stick with me for a minute. There’s an old wisdom in stock trading that says…

Aug 17, 2025 • Will Watson

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July 2025

If You’re Afraid Of Wasting Your Life Away

A few years ago, during a dark time in my life, I was standing in the shower when I suddenly felt my heart flutter.

Jul 16, 2025 • Will Watson

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May 2025

Why Emotionally Immature Parents Never Apologize

Why they can’t apologize, how it affects your healing, and what to do when closure never comes. Based on the teachings of Dr. Lindsay C. Gibson.

May 24, 2025 • Will Watson

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