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What Love Locks Can Teach Us About Emotional Regulation?
I took this photo last Saturday while I was walking around North Vancouver. The day was beautiful! I love the symbolism of these love locks: two names, a date, an “I choose you” left in the world as a reminder. It’s beautiful because it speaks to what every real love wants: to last. But later, when I looked at the photos more calmly, another reflection came to me… about self-love. Because when self-love isn’t present, it becomes hard to love someone else with presence, consis
Val Ritis
Jan 192 min read


Do you know what an emotional flashback is?
Have you ever had a moment when everything seemed fine and suddenly, a strong and unexpected sensation takes over you? It might be tightness in your chest, a knot in your stomach, a sudden urge to stop everything… and you can’t even explain why. These moments have a name: emotional flashbacks – when the body remembers before the mind does. Unlike a simple memory, a flashback makes you relive an old emotion as if it were happening now. It might be a glance, a word, a smell,
Val Ritis
Jul 22, 20253 min read
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