Hranush Shahnazaryan

27/09/2026

27/09/2026

With love 💝

25/09/2026

40, baby! 🎉❤️🥳

There were moments in my life when I wasn’t sure I’d make it here. And somehow, here I am.

I feel grateful, deeply alive, somehow very excited and so curious about what this next chapter will bring. Even with my body currently giving me a little perimenopausal drama 😂

And for my birthday, I have one little request: tell me a favorite memory you have of us. ❤️
Something funny, tender, random, unforgettable.

I’d love to see a little piece of my life through your eyes.

Here’s to 40. 🥂✨

22/09/2026

Sometimes what feels safe isn’t actually safe.
It’s simply familiar.

If you grew up around unpredictability, distance, criticism, having to earn love, or constantly reading the room, your nervous system may have learned these patterns so deeply that they can later feel strangely like home.

And sometimes, actual safety can feel unfamiliar.

A steady person might feel boring.
Being treated gently might make you suspicious.
Rest might bring anxiety instead of relief.
A clear boundary might feel like rejection.
Not having to prove yourself might leave you wondering what you are supposed to do.

This doesn’t mean you consciously want what hurts you. It means your body has learned a map, and familiar roads are easier to recognize.

So how do we begin changing the map?

Start small.

When you feel strongly drawn toward something familiar, or uncomfortable around something healthier, try not to immediately act on the feeling.

1. Notice.
What is happening in my body right now? Tightness? Urgency? Butterflies? Numbness? The impulse to chase, withdraw, please, prove?

2. Get curious.
Ask yourself: Does this feel safe, or does it feel familiar?
They are not always the same thing.

3. Look at what is actually happening.
Not only at the intensity of your feelings. Is this person consistent? Respectful? Do their words and actions match? Can you say no? Can you have needs? Can you remain yourself?

4. Give your nervous system time.
You don’t have to force yourself to trust. Safety is something the body learns through repeated experiences of being respected, heard and not abandoned for being yourself.

5. Practice staying with the unfamiliar goodness.
A little longer. A little more often. Let yourself receive the kindness. Let someone show up. Let the quiet moment remain quiet.

Over time, what is safe can also become familiar.

And perhaps healing is partly this:
not only leaving what hurts,
but slowly teaching the body that it is allowed to feel at home somewhere gentler.

20/09/2026

A few glimpses from the last two and a half months ♥️

18/09/2026

Healing is not only about tending to what has hurt us. It is also learning to receive the goodness that is already here.

Save this for the days when goodness feels difficult to trust, or share it with someone who is slowly learning to let life reach them again. 💜

16/09/2026

My favourite client ever. 😭🤍

He has been part of our therapy sessions for a long time. He is not a trained support dog, but somehow he always seems to know. Whenever something difficult comes up, he comes closer.

Today my client sent me this photo from our session. Apparently, he also wanted to hear what I had to say. 🥹