Category: Awareness & Advocacy

Posts in this category focus on raising awareness about CPTSD and trauma, challenging misconceptions, breaking stigma, and advocating for understanding, empathy, and support for those affected.

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The Dark Side of “Inner Child” Work

When Healing Turns Trendy: The Complicated Reality of Inner Child Work With everything being marketed today, trauma, and all its little tid-bits, has become a playground for self-help gurus. Everywhere you look, attachment theory is being thrown around in relationships like a catchy meme, distilled down to little personality labels or quick-fix advice. I touched […]

Acceptance Awareness & Advocacy CPTSD CPTSD Recovery Healing Journey Personal Growth Relationships & Attachment

The Nervous System Is Not the Enemy

For most of my life, I thought my body was betraying me. The racing heart. The shaking hands. The hollow, floating feeling that showed up at the worst possible moments, like I was a ghost watching myself try to function. I’d tell myself, “Calm down. You’re fine.” But my body clearly hadn’t gotten the memo. […]

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