Old defenses don’t disappear by force — they soften when the body feels safe. In this guided meditation, licensed therapist Raquel Perez invites you to gently meet protective patterns with tenderness, grounding, and compassion. This practice supports nervous-system healing and integrates beautifully with therapy and ketamine-assisted therapy for those learning how to feel safe enough to receive love again.

If love has ever felt hard to receive — or if your heart has learned to stay guarded to feel safe — this inner child healing meditation offers a gentle place to begin. Guided by licensed therapist Raquel Perez, this practice focuses on creating safety in the body, meeting the inner child with compassion, and slowly letting love in without force. A tender, therapy-informed meditation for those ready to soften, reconnect, and remember that love is safe now.

After heartbreak or betrayal, our bodies often build walls to keep us safe. But over time, those same protections can block connection, intimacy, and trust. In this guided reflection, therapist Raquel Perez explores how trust lives in the body—not the mind—and how healing begins by creating safety within yourself. This meditation invites you to gently soften protective patterns, listen to your nervous system, and begin rebuilding trust at a pace that honors your lived experience.

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.

Feeling burned out, emotionally exhausted, or like you’ve lost touch with yourself? This therapy-informed guided meditation is a safe space to rest, reflect, and reconnect. Created by licensed therapist Raquel Perez, LPC of Intima Couples & Sex Therapy, this practice invites you to explore what your body is holding, honor your boundaries, and gently return to your inner wisdom. Whether you're a caregiver, healer, or simply human in a world that asks too much—this is a moment to come home to yourself.