When Healing Feels Like “Acting Younger” There’s a subtle shift that happens when you start healing from CPTSD. At first, it’s quiet. You notice you’re a little less tense in situations that used to put you on edge. Your body stops its constant scan for what might go wrong. You realize you don’t have to […]
I Thought I Was Further Along Than This
There’s this quiet expectation that after enough therapy, enough self-awareness, and enough “doing the work” that something clicks. Like one day you wake up and think, “Ah. There it is. I’m healed now.” Wouldn’t that be nice? The truth of the matter, however, is you can spend years healing and still have days, weeks, even, […]
Meet Kelley Jensen: From Diagnosis to Advocacy
Meet Kelley Kelley Jensen, Chief Marketing Officer, is a passionate advocate for rethinking how we approach brain health and mental wellness. For her, this work isn’t just professional, it’s deeply personal. As the mother of a son with autism, Kelley has experienced firsthand the challenges, uncertainty, and constant learning that come with navigating a complex […]
The Burnout No One Talks About in Healing
The Expectation of Strength After “Doing the Work” There’s this quiet expectation that comes with healing. Once you’ve “done the work,” and you’ve survived the worst of it, when you can name your trauma and talk about it without completely falling apart… you’re supposed to be strong. Resilient. Grounded. And self-aware. The Pressure of Being […]
Why People With CPTSD Are Incredibly Strong
The Strength of People Living With CPTSD If you ask most people with CPTSD how strong they are, they’ll probably laugh. Not because they think it’s funny. Because most of us don’t feel strong. And when you’re dealing with trauma of any kind, it’s easy to fall into the belief that you’re broken or weak. […]
Stef Vachon on Pride and Self-Permission
Meet Stef Stef Vachon is a proud queer man, husband, father, keynote speaker, former professional figure skater, and host of the Together Moving Forward Podcast, where he explores identity, healing, self-respect, and pride through lived experience. When did you first realize something from your past was affecting you? I didn’t realize it intellectually. I realized it […]