Posts in this category focus on practical tips, self-care strategies, and reflections for nurturing mental, emotional, and physical well-being while living with CPTSD and trauma.
When Trauma Takes a Toll on the Body Being diagnosed with CPTSD doesn’t just mean you’re dealing with the emotional or psychological aftermath of trauma. For most of us, it also means our bodies have been living in survival mode for far too long, and eventually, that takes a toll. It’s one of the least […]
Living with CPTSD and trauma, you often move through life so carefully that you forget who the real you is, or sometimes, you never even get the chance to know who you were, because the events happened so young. You shrink yourself, tuck away pieces, and survive, but it comes at the cost of feeling […]
I’ve heard so many CPTSD myths that I just had to lay them out and bust them here. CPTSD isn’t just a clinical term. For many, it’s a lived reality that gets twisted, watered down, and misunderstood. Honest conversations about CPTSD matter. It deserves to be understood, not simplified, dismissed, or reduced to a checklist. […]
