by Angela Solic | Jul 22, 2026 | Building Resilience in Healing, Emotional Wellness
Growing up without affection can shape the way we seek and avoid love. On my thirteenth birthday my mother drove me to a mental hospital in Chicago. She claimed she couldn’t ‘handle’ me anymore. That was confusing to me because I had been ‘handling’ myself and my...
by Angela Solic | Jul 10, 2026 | Betrayal, Brain Chemistry, Complex PTSD Healing, CPTSD Survivor Stories
In August of 1992 I ran from my home on East Goldsborough Street to the local police station. I arrived sweating, panting, my face red with fury and with the oppressive Northwest Indiana heat. I was 17 years old, and didn’t realize what I was doing until I was...
by Angela Solic | Jun 4, 2026 | Building Resilience in Healing, Complex PTSD Healing, Healing Self-Shame, Post Traumatic Growth
Trigger Warning: This post contains references to traumatic childhood experiences, including recalled memories of abuse and descriptions of the author’s trauma responses. Please take care while reading. I’m surprised I wasn’t born wearing a tiny pair of...
