Category: Personal Reflections
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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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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.
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Doesn’t Everybody Have Trauma? Understanding the Spectrum of Human Pain
Does everyone have trauma? Learn the difference between “Big T” and “little t” trauma, and why your pain is valid—even if it doesn’t look like someone else’s.
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When Healing Isn’t Linear (and That’s Okay)
Healing from C-PTSD is not a straight path. It’s messy, non-linear, and full of ups and downs. This post explores the reality of trauma recovery with compassion and honesty.
Traversing Trauma 