Growth in therapy is not about becoming a “better version” of yourself or proving you’ve healed. It’s not about being positive all the time, forgiving everyone, or suddenly becoming confident and calm. Growth is what happens quietly, slowly, and often invisibly when your nervous system finally has space to breathe. Processing emotions is like going to the gym to build muscle, you don’t get stronger by ignoring the weights, walking past them, or pretending they’re not heavy, y