---
title: "Journal | Katelin Hanhart, LCSW — Notes on the Work"
url: https://katelinhanhart.com/blog
description: "Essays on relational trauma, anxiety, the inner critic, recovery, and the small acts of nervous-system care — written in plain language, no clinical jargon."
lang: en
---

Journal

# Field notes from _the work._

Essays on relational trauma, the nervous system, recovery, and small acts of self-care. Written in plain language, without clinical jargon.

Image: Katelin journaling on a sofa, warm natural light (https://katelinhanhart.com/__l5e/assets-v1/94b253d7-28a0-40ce-be92-36db3f81835b/branding-56.jpg)

Self-Care

May 12, 2025 · 4 min

## Small acts that regulate a nervous system

You don't need an hour or a retreat. Sometimes a long exhale and warm water on your wrists is enough to get you back into your body.
https://katelinhanhart.com/blog/small-acts-that-regulate

Anxiety

April 2, 2025 · 6 min

## Anxiety isn't the enemy. It's a messenger.

The goal isn't to make anxiety disappear. It's to learn what it's pointing at — and what it's been protecting you from.
https://katelinhanhart.com/blog/anxiety-isnt-the-enemy

How-To

March 8, 2025 · 5 min

## How to start therapy when you've been putting it off

A short, practical guide for the part of you that wants help and the part of you that's nervous to ask.
https://katelinhanhart.com/blog/how-to-start-therapy

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