When Grief Has No Grave: Rebuilding After a Childhood You Never Got

When Grief Has No Grave: Rebuilding After a Childhood You Never Got

by | Apr 30, 2025 | Building Resilience in Healing, Childhood Sexual Abuse, Complex PTSD Healing, CPTSD, CPTSD and Inner Child Work, Emotional Wellness, Grief, Guest Contributor, Post Traumatic Growth, PTSD, Recovery, Self-Acceptance, Trauma

No one brings you a casserole when you’re grieving the childhood you didn’t have. There’s no funeral for the loss of safety or a sense of belonging. No sympathy cards arrive when the dreams you clung to slowly unravel. And no one tells you what to do when you...
What I’ve Learned About Trauma Survivors in My Quest to Demystify CPTSD

What I’ve Learned About Trauma Survivors in My Quest to Demystify CPTSD

by | Apr 2, 2025 | Building Resilience in Healing, Complex PTSD Healing, CPTSD, Expressive Writing, Guest Contributor, Post Traumatic Growth, Recovery, Self Care

After more than a decade of searching for answers within the traditional medical model, I found myself with more questions than when I started. Eventually, I realized that understanding Complex PTSD (CPTSD) and its intricacies required insights from those who truly...
8 Years Later: Rejoining Social Media with a Foundation of Contentment

8 Years Later: Rejoining Social Media with a Foundation of Contentment

by | May 23, 2024 | Anxiety, CPTSD, Depression, Feeling Good Enough, Guest Contributor, Mindfulness, Post Traumatic Growth, Self Care, Social Media

Just a handful of years ago, people didn’t know the details of what their social circles were up to unless they read it in the newspaper, heard town gossip, or experienced the good old-fashioned way of talking face to face or on the telephone with others.  In today’s...