The Moment Something Shifts: How Real Healing Actually Happens by Paige Bartholomew, LMFT, Licensed Psychotherapist I’ve been with people in every kind of distress: braced, buzzing, frantic, shut down, numb. But there’s one moment that never stops humbling me. It doesn’t announce itself. There’s no lightning bolt, no grand catharsis. Just a breath. A softening. It’s the moment something shifts. We slow down. We track the part of them that’s been holding it all together, or holding it all back. And then something opens. I see it before they say a word. The eyes change. The breath deepens. The nervous system receives something it’s never had before: presence without pressure. A release, a relax, a sigh of reli ef. This is what an emotional shift looks like. That shift is where the real healing begins, not through advice, or “fixing,” or thinking harder about what’s wrong. But through a living experience. Through a feeling of being met, seen, and co - regulated. If you’ve been trying to muscle your way out of pain, I want you to know: You don’t need to try harder. You just need the right kind of space. If you’re curious about this kind of work, you can learn more at PaigeBartholomew.com< https://paigebartholomew.com/ >, or read what clients have said about their experience here < https://paigebartholomew.com/client - testimonials >