Category: Self-Compassion

Explore how cultivating self-compassion supports healing from CPTSD. Practical tools and reflections to soften self-judgment and nurture inner peace.

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Healing from CPTSD: It’s Messy, It’s Real, and It’s Worth It

There were a lot of times in the early days of my healing journey when I genuinely wondered if I was doing it “right.” You know, like… Is there a healing manual I missed? Am I allowed to feel this way? Does spiralling while reorganizing your sock drawer count as emotional progress? (I’ve decided yes. […]

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Not Everyone Wants You To Heal

There’s a hard truth many of us run into on the healing journey: not everyone actually wants to see you heal. Now, I don’t mean that in a dramatic villain-twirling-mustache kind of way. It’s rarely that obvious or intentional. But healing makes people uncomfortable, especially those who aren’t ready to look inward. When we start […]

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Letting People Be Wrong About Me

For most of my life, I’ve kept things pretty close to the chest. I wasn’t the kind of person to open up easily. Sharing my thoughts and feelings with others felt… risky. But something’s been shifting lately. As I’ve started working on myself and my healing, I’ve realized just how powerful vulnerability can be. I […]

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Healing Is A lonely Process

In therapy, I learned that healing can be lonely, a concept I didn’t fully grasp until recently. As I work on myself and navigate through emotions and confront my past, I realize that the journey often feels isolating, even when surrounded by supportive friends and family. It quickly becomes clear that healing is a deeply […]

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Working On Healing My Inner Child

Change is tough, especially when you’ve spent so much of your life in survival mode. But in order to heal, it’s crucial to address the wounds of your inner child. Having worked on processing my emotions more effectively, the next step for me was to actually start doing that, feeling and dealing with those emotions. […]

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