About
Hi, I’m Tiss, founder of UNRAVEL.
Emotional harm is not something you see, it’s something you feel. But what we feel is often misleading. We’re hard wired for emotional safety, not peace or happiness. But our nervous system frequently confuses familiarity as safety, and uncertainty as danger, unknowingly keeping us stuck in unhealthy patterns simply because that’s what it knows.
This is physiology, not weakness or personal failure.
UNRAVEL aims to clear up the confusion and remove the shame and blame of staying in abusive or unhealthy relationships, replacing them with education, validation, and empowerment.
Drawing on academic research from psychology and neuroscience, UNRAVEL explains not just what is happening, but how and why it happens. And it uses clear, relatable language that actually makes sense.
Born from a combination of my own struggles in toxic relationships and watching friends go through their own, I built UNRAVEL to help others feel validated and make sense of confusing, contradictory, and painful dynamics.
My hope is that UNRAVEL can help others better understand what’s happening so they can have healthier, happier relationships.
Why UNRAVEL Matters
Mission Statement: UNRAVEL is here to make sense of the stuff that breaks us by making the complex simple, the heavy manageable, and the science tangible. I’m giving you the tools—in clear, relatable language—to understand confusing and often counterintuitive behaviors so you can stop surviving and start thriving. UNRAVEL is your one-stop shop for all the answers you never knew you needed: how we hurt ourselves and others, why we stay where we don’t belong, and what we can do about it.
The 4 Pillars
EDUCATE – Learn why so often our brains are assholes, our nervous system lies, and our instincts steer us away from love and right into harm’s way.
VALIDATE – You’re not crazy, dramatic, or overreacting. What you’re experiencing is real, your feelings are valid, and you are not alone. I hear you, and I've got your back.
EMPOWER – You’re not broken; you’re wounded. But knowing the science, building the skills, and gaining the right tools might make you brave enough to advocate for yourself and do hard things so you can heal.
UNRAVEL – Unravel what’s happening in your brain, body, and relationships. Heal your inner wounds and unravel yourself from those too scared to heal themselves.
Want to help build what should already exist? You could be a part of the beginning.
