Boiling Hair Ties: Why Girls Shrink Them

Dr. Nadine Macaluso on Instagram: "I’ve sat with so many women who learned how to shrink their own pain just to survive the relationship. They tell themselves, “It wasn’t that bad,” because loving someone who hurts you is one of the most confusing experiences a nervous system can endure. And when you’re trauma bonded, you slowly start accepting things you never would’ve accepted before. Because the attachment feels safer than the truth. This is why I always tell them that if they have proof (vid