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Healing Trauma is Healing the Nervous System
We all have the potential to heal and become a better version of ourselves. Sometimes, adverse or abnormal life experiences can disrupt our path to growth and prevent us from healing. Before we...
Peace in Times of Unrest
In times of political turmoil, when everything seems uncertain, and the news cycle moves faster than my mind can process the information, I struggle to remember how to center myself. This is...
Breaking Free Of The Cycle: Healing Family Karma
Who am I? Growing up, I was a child with trust issues due to emotional and physical abuse. Then, at 18, I was assaulted on a date. Trauma often leaves invisible scars. While most physical wounds...
The Hidden Impact of Trauma on Career Success: Breaking the Silence
Introduction Have you ever felt like your past experiences were holding you back from reaching your full potential in your career? For many trauma survivors, the impact of their experiences can...
Life After Child Abuse – Grieving the Loss of Family
***TRIGGER WARNING: The following post discusses sensitive issues including child abuse.*** Family is defined as "the basic unit in society traditionally consisting of two parents rearing...
5 Steps to Declutter Your Life
It’s been over 10 years since I started Time + Space Solutions and it’s changed significantly since then. However, my core intention hasn’t changed: helping people let go, change, and get back...
CPTSD in the Workplace: Navigating Workplace Accommodations
Several people have contacted me for guidance on requesting workplace accommodations in the past couple of weeks. I wrote an article in December 2022 called “CPTSD in the Workplace: Creating a...
Parenting Challenges for People with Complex Trauma: From Ferberizing My Baby to “Furberizing” My Puppy (A Personal Case Study)
On Valentine’s Day 2025, our 30th wedding anniversary, we celebrated by bringing home an 8-week-old labradoodle puppy. Thirty years together, and we’re still making questionable decisions… like...
Enduring Darkness To Find The Light
I was once told that we had to explore the darkness in our healing before we found the light; I never quite understood what that meant or how hard it would be until I really dug deep into my own...
The Power of Co-Regulation
Fostering Emotional Resilience at Work Have you ever found yourself feeling overwhelmed or emotionally drained at work? If so, you’re not alone. Many of us have experienced moments of...
The Unique Challenges Trauma Survivors Face in the Workplace and How to Overcome Them
Introduction As a trauma survivor, navigating the workplace can present unique challenges that others may not fully understand. These challenges can impact our ability to thrive professionally,...
Recognizing Characteristics of Toxic Systems
For much of my life and career, I found comfort in the surface narrative—moving through the motions, staying busy, and avoiding deep scrutiny. But now, as the cracks in conventional structures...
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”.
