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, […]
CPTSD CPTSD Recovery Healing & Recovery Healing Journey Mental Health Relationships & Attachment Self-Awareness Trauma Recovery
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 […]
CPTSD CPTSD Recovery Grounding Techniques Healing Journey Healing Tools Mental Health Self-Care Trauma Recovery
CPTSD Guide: Build Daily Safety Habits
CPTSD & Everyday Safety CPTSD isn’t just “a longer, worse PTSD.” It’s a deeper pattern of how the nervous system learns safety and danger from repeated trauma, especially trauma that happened in relationships, over time, or when you couldn’t escape. It can affect your emotions, your sense of self, how you connect with others, and […]
Boundaries CPTSD CPTSD Recovery Dating & Relationships Healing Journey Mental Health Self-Awareness Trauma Recovery
Why My CPTSD Makes Me a Walking Red Flag
My Nervous System is a Red Flag (And I’m Done Apologizing For It) I’m going to throw this out there: Those of us living with CPTSD are walking red flags. Yes, that may hit hard. It might even make you want to close the page. However, let’s be real, living with CPTSD often means our […]
The 3 Stages of Trauma Healing Explained
Healing Isn’t a Smooth Arc, It’s Chapters There is a definite before, during, and after period of healing. And each stage comes with its own learning curve. Some people mistake healing for one smooth arc, when in reality it’s chapters. The Before: Survival Mode Right at the beginning. Where you don’t have language yet, just […]
Awareness & Advocacy CPTSD CPTSD Recovery Healing Journey Healing Tools Inner Child Work Mental Health Therapy & Healing Trauma Recovery
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 […]