A partner of CPTSD Foundation
Trauma ends where connection begins
STAR Network is a global non-profit foundation dedicated to supporting STARs — Survivors of Toxic Abusive Relationships — through TAR Anon®, a free, peer-led, trauma-informed fellowship.
If complex trauma came out of a relationship — a partner, a parent, a sibling, a boss, an institution — this is a room full of people who already understand.
A common language for an invisible wound
To further support trauma survivors, CPTSD Foundation is proud to partner with STAR Network®, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization committed to Support, Treatment, and Prevention of Narcissistic Abuse and Attachment Disorders.
Dr. Jamie Huysman realized that people impacted by toxic relationships lacked both the language to explain what was happening to them, and the company of people who could understand.
He coined the term TAR — Toxic Abusive Relationships — to describe the condition. TAR manifests in isolation, gaslighting and trauma bonds, which lead to experiences of worthlessness, shame, and self-blame. This distorted self-image is often rooted in and exacerbated by adverse childhood experiences (ACEs).
He created the free fellowship TAR Anon, to provide the companionship and support needed for true healing.
By prioritizing your CPTSD recovery, you move from being a victim of TAR to becoming a Survivor of Toxic Abusive Relationships — a STAR.
Am I in a Toxic Abusive Relationship?
Most people arrive here unsure whether what they’re living through “counts.” There is no test to pass and no threshold to meet. If some of these feel like your daily life, you belong here.
If you recognized even one of these, you are not imagining it — and you don’t have to name it perfectly to be welcome.
Free virtual support group meetings
Peer-led fellowship for survivors of narcissistic and coercive abuse. Meetings run across time zones, most days of the week — come to as many as you need. No cost, no judgment, ever.
TAR Anon complements individual therapy and other fellowships. It does not replace them.
See the meeting schedule →
TAR Anon is a critical element to the recovery process of narcissistic abuse. Use it to connect with others safely and feel instantly understood by others who have experienced what we have, that’s where the real healing happens.
The 2027 All‑STAR Community Cruise
Come Sail. Come Heal. Become a STAR.
April 30 – May 3, 2027
Four days at sea aboard Royal Caribbean’s Wonder of the Seas.
The community that healed from CPTSD together in 2026 is setting sail again — and there’s a place for you.
A safe, joyful community at sea where you are seen, supported, and celebrated.
The STAR Network Foundation Store
From Scars to STARs isn’t just a motto — it’s a journey, and our store reflects both sides of it. The STAR Network Dojo equips survivors with the resources to do the inner work, while the Fundraising Gallery gives supporters a beautiful way to fuel the mission.
Two stores, one purpose.
STAR Dojo
The Dojo is your recovery toolkit — a curated collection of programs, memberships, and resources designed to help survivors of toxic and abusive relationships rebuild from the inside out. Every purchase funds the mission and puts proven, trauma-informed tools directly in your hands.
Browse the Dojo →
Fundraising Gallery
Beautiful things can do good work. The Fundraising Gallery pairs world-class art — Ross Halfin photography, Rufus Publications, Robert Leone’s hyperrealist paintings — with real impact. Sales go directly toward STAR Network Foundation’s trauma-informed recovery programs, so every purchase is part of the journey from scars to STARs.
Visit the gallery →Reporting that survivors can use
Voices of our STARs
Reflections from survivors walking the path of recovery, in their own words.
PACEs Connection
Complex trauma rarely starts in adulthood. PACEs Connection is the community built around Positive and Adverse Childhood Experiences — the science that explains why the patterns repeat, and the practices that interrupt them.
PACEs Connection is joining STAR Network, and will become the STAR Network community — a home for members, practitioners and advocates working on trauma-informed change. We’ll share more here as it launches.
Preview PACEs Connection →
Free stays free because people give
STAR Network is a registered 501(c)(3). Donations fund facilitator training, translation, and the meetings themselves — so that no survivor is ever turned away for lack of money.
You don’t have to navigate life after abuse alone.
The next meeting is free, anonymous, and open to you whether this is day one or year ten.
Join a free CPTSD recovery meeting→