Stories, reflections, and tools for healing from C-PTSD.
This is a place where real stories and insights are shared from someone who’s been through it, helping to light the way for others on their own journey to heal and recover from trauma.
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How to Cope with Self-Harm Urges: 5 Gentle Strategies That Help Me Stay Grounded
Struggling with the urge to self-harm? In this trauma-informed guide, Ness shares 5 gentle, practical tools that help regulate your nervous system and stay grounded in moments of overwhelm.
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To the One I Love, Even When I Seem Distant
A letter for the moments I pull away — not because I don’t love you, but because I’m still learning how to stay. For anyone healing from trauma or navigating love while neurodivergent, you’re not alone.
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The Power of Coregulation: How Safe Connection Calms My Nervous System
Coregulation taught me something trauma never did: I don’t always have to hold it all alone. Through safe connection, my nervous system is slowly learning what calm feels like.
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It Took Me 10 Years to Try Medication
I avoided medication for almost a decade because of fear, shame, and stigma. But when I finally gave myself permission to try, everything changed. Here’s what I wish I’d known sooner — and how it helped me heal with Complex PTSD and ADHD.
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The Me I Thought I Had to Be: Letting Go of Perfectionism and People-Pleasing
Healing from trauma often means shedding the masks we wore for protection. This reflection explores perfectionism, people-pleasing, and reclaiming your identity beyond survival.
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When Someone’s Upset With Me and Doesn’t Want to Talk
For trauma survivors, silence in relationships can feel threatening. This personal reflection explores how emotional withdrawal triggers fear, shame, and a nervous system shaped by past disconnection.
Traversing Trauma 