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Going With the Flow: Up Life’s River Without a Paddle
Living with CPTSD is a trip…and not the “ooh yay, this is fun” kind of trip. In my opinion, one of the most ominous and annoying things about CPTSD is the constant struggle to stay rooted in the...
Therapy, Suggestion, and the False Memory Trap
When therapy leans too far into suggestion, it stops helping and starts shaping. Here’s how trauma narratives can go sideways—and what to do about it.
You’ve Been Asking, Here’s My Answer on Navigating Work with a Trauma-Affected Nervous System
As a fellow trauma survivor, I’ve received countless questions about managing triggers in the workplace. It’s a challenge many of us face daily, often in silence. We usually see the tip of the...
From Survival to Thriving: 5 Coping Skills That Transformed My Healing Journey
From Numb to Hope I lived in survival mode for much of my life. I thought it was just how my life should be. I saw myself as someone independent and self-sufficient. After all, I’m an only child. I...
5 Summertime Nervous System Boosters
Summer has a way of whispering, “Hey... maybe take a breath?”The days stretch longer, the pace slows down (sometimes), and the world smells like sunscreen and BBQ sauce. It’s the season of exhaling...
Post-Therapy Fog? How to Beat the Therapy Hangover
It’s wild how, surprisingly, no one really talks about therapy hangovers. Sure, everyone says, “Therapy’s great,” but almost nobody warns you that right after your session, your brain and body might...
How To Solve This Giant Problem: Professional Isolation for Trauma Survivors
As trauma survivors, many of us are all too familiar with the feeling of being alone, even in a crowded room. This sense of isolation can be particularly challenging in the workplace, where we often...
Domestic Abuse: What Stops Victims from Leaving?
"What stops victims from leaving?" It used to be called "domestic violence," when, in fact, abuse isn't always violent. Before any types of violent abuse occur, there have been months, if not years,...
Epigenetic Trauma: Predators, Abuse, and Ancestral Healing
What is love if it doesn’t hurt, or like in my case, crash with a whimper? The past is engraved into our DNA as unspoken codes, known as epigenetic trauma. Trauma from abuse and neglect creates CPTSD; unseen scars that affect both victims and future generations.
7 Creative Alternatives to Traditional Networking for Trauma Survivors
As trauma survivors, many of us find traditional networking events overwhelming, anxiety-inducing, or even triggering. The loud environments, forced small talk, and pressure to “put yourself out...
Do I Tell Them? Sitting with the Weight of Sharing Your Story with Your Parents
There comes a point on the healing journey when the question doesn’t whisper. It roars. Do I tell my parents?Do they deserve to know what happened to me?Would they believe me?Would they hold it with...
Drama Triangle
My therapist has been a sounding board to my trauma for more than four years, and in that time, she has been my teacher, my listener, observer, my audience, and my inspiration! I am incredibly lucky...
What is Complex Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder?
“Complex PTSD comes in response to chronic traumatization over the course of months or, more often, years. This can include emotional, physical, and/or sexual abuses, domestic violence, living in a war zone, being held captive, human trafficking, and other organized rings of abuse, and more. While there are exceptional circumstances where adults develop C-PTSD, it is most often seen in those whose trauma occurred in childhood”.
