The Three Words Childhood Trauma Survivors Need To Hear
Childhood trauma is a uniquely confusing experience. For many of us, the very people whom we were required to rely
Category: Complex Trauma
Trauma Isn’t Lazy
Trauma survivors seem to worry more than most that they are being ‘lazy’ when they aren’t 100% productive. Let’s expose
Ten Tools for Trauma Survivors
A couple years ago, I hit a serious wall. I was emotionally and physically exhausted, but didn’t understand why. Sure,
Who Am I, and What Do I Want?
Healing from narcissistic and emotional abuse is a lifelong unraveling. One has to scrape through many layers of gunk made
When Survivors Dare To Believe They Are Worthy of More
Healing can be a long process, especially from complex trauma. There is an entire lifetime of coping mechanisms that survivors
When Fireworks Set You Off
I am one of many who struggle with the loud pops and bangs of the Fourth of July. I am
When The Creepiest Stalkers Are The People Who Raised You
When I was thirteen, my father burst into my room while I was doing my homework, and demanded that
Hello Dissociation, My Old Friend
I’ve always been a daydreamer. As a kid, I spent hours in my own created worlds, whether it was swirling
Why I Never Keep Secrets
My mother had a knack for triangulating people through toxic secrets. She learned the behavior from her mother. She would
Emotional Neglect Harms As Much As Overt Abuse
I grew up in an extremely dysfunctional home with a raging, alcoholic, narcissistic father. I still carry a lot of
