Intimacy doesn’t disappear—it gets buried beneath stress, shame, trauma, and the survival strategies our bodies once needed. In this meditation-inspired blog, therapist Raquel Perez guides you through rebuilding emotional safety, reconnecting with your desire, and welcoming back the parts of you that learned to hide. This is a gentle, trauma-informed path toward healing intimacy, pleasure, and self-connection.

In this deeply personal reflection, Colorado therapist Raquel Perez explores the emotional, relational, and embodied experience of coming out — including healing shame, creating emotional safety, unlearning old beliefs, and finding supportive community. A grounding, trauma-informed perspective for anyone navigating LGBTQ+ identity and self-discovery.

When family doesn’t feel safe — especially during the holidays — it can awaken old wounds around belonging and identity. In this heartfelt reflection, therapist Raquel Perez shares her story of coming out at 39 and offers gentle, therapy-informed ways to create emotional safety, set boundaries, and find peace within yourself this season.

Fear doesn’t always look like panic—it often shows up as confusion, self-doubt, or a fog that leaves us feeling stuck and disconnected. In this post, Colorado therapist Raquel Perez shares how fear impacts the nervous system, why it clouds our clarity, and how creating emotional safety can gently open the path back to insight. Whether you’re navigating anxiety, depression, or relationship challenges, you’ll learn why safety is the foundation for healing and how therapy can help you find your way forward.

Burnout isn't just about long hours at work. It’s an emotional and physical exhaustion that builds when you’re out of alignment with your purpose, constantly giving without replenishing yourself, and neglecting your own needs. In this post, I share personal insights from my own burnout experience and powerful strategies I've used in my therapy practice to help individuals reclaim their energy, set boundaries, and reconnect with what truly matters.