In this episode of The Vibe With Ky Podcast, trauma-informed therapist Kirsten Davidson breaks down why your ambition might actually be a trauma response.
If you have ever hit every goal on paper and still felt completely empty inside, this conversation was made for you.
Kirsten Davidson is a Registered Psychotherapist and the founder of Mind The Gaps Psychotherapy, where she works with adults, couples, and families navigating disconnection, emotional overwhelm, and the patterns that keep pulling them back into the same cycles. Her approach is rooted in Internal Family Systems, relational therapy, and trauma-informed care, and she writes regularly for Psychology Today on identity, relationships, and what real growth actually looks like. What sets Kirsten apart is that she does not just treat the symptom. She goes looking for what created it.
In this conversation, Kirsten and Ky get into the neurology of autopilot living, how high achievement can be a well-disguised trauma response, and what it biologically takes to break an intergenerational cycle. You will walk away with a completely different way of looking at the parts of yourself you have been fighting for years.
- High achievers are often running on protection, not passion, and there is a biological reason for that.
- Internal Family Systems reframes your emotions as parts of you, not all of you, which changes how you heal.
- Hiding who you really are is not a personality trait. It is a trauma response.
- Breaking a generational cycle has a physical sensation, and most people do not expect what it actually feels like.
Find Kirsten Davidson, book a session, and explore her work here:
https://mindthegaps.co
Find Kirsten on Psychology Today by searching her name directly on the Psychology Today website.
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