What Is PTSD Awareness Month and Why Should It Matter to You?
May 30, 2025
Every June, PTSD Awareness Month shines a light on post-traumatic stress disorder - a condition affecting millions of survivors of trauma, domestic violence, abuse, and loss. This month is about breaking stigma, educating communities, and supporting those who live with PTSD every day.
BPD and Relationships After Abuse: Navigating Emotional Intensity
July 25, 2024
Navigating relationships with BPD after experiencing abuse is challenging. Intense emotions, fear of abandonment, and difficulty trusting can make connections feel overwhelming. But healthy relationships are possible. Learning to manage emotional intensity, communicate needs, set boundaries, and choose safe partners can help you build the connections you deserve.
Binge Eating and Emotional Trauma
July 18, 2024
Binge eating disorder is deeply connected to emotional trauma. When you've experienced trauma, binge eating can become a way to cope with overwhelming emotions and numb pain. Understanding why you binge - that it's a trauma response, not a character flaw - is the first step toward compassionate recovery.
Body Shame and Survivor Guilt: Breaking Free
June 28, 2024
Body shame and survivor guilt are two of the most painful burdens abuse survivors carry. You might blame your body for the abuse, feel guilty for surviving, or carry shame about how your body responded during trauma. These feelings aren't your fault - they're common trauma responses. Breaking free is possible through understanding, self-compassion, and healing.
Body Dysmorphia After Abuse: When Trauma Changes How You See Yourself
March 25, 2024
After experiencing abuse, many survivors struggle with how they see their own bodies. Body dysmorphia after abuse isn't vanity or insecurity - it's a trauma response. When someone violates your body, it can fundamentally change your relationship with yourself. Understanding this connection and learning to heal your relationship with your body is an important part of recovery.
Body Autonomy After Abuse: Healing Your Relationship with Food
March 15, 2024
Abuse violates your fundamental right to control your own body. This violation often extends to your relationship with food - creating disordered eating, body disconnection, or using food for control. Healing means reclaiming your body as your own and developing a peaceful relationship with food.
Social Anxiety After Abuse: When Everyday Interactions Feel Unsafe
March 10, 2024
After experiencing abuse, social interactions can feel dangerous - even with safe people. Your nervous system learned that people can hurt you, so it stays on high alert around others. Social anxiety after abuse isn't about being shy or introverted; it's about your brain trying to protect you from being hurt again. Understanding this connection and learning to rebuild trust can help you reclaim your ability to connect with others.
Emotional Flashbacks: The Hidden Symptom of C-PTSD
March 05, 2024
Suddenly flooded with fear, shame, or helplessness - with no clear memory attached? You may be experiencing an emotional flashback, one of the most common yet least understood symptoms of Complex PTSD. Learn what emotional flashbacks are, what triggers them, and how to use Pete Walker's 13 steps to manage them and reclaim your sense of safety.
Eating Disorders and Trauma: Reclaiming Control Through Food
February 28, 2024
Eating disorders and trauma are deeply connected - up to 50% of people with eating disorders have experienced trauma. When trauma strips away your sense of control, food and body control can become a way to reclaim what was taken from you. Understanding this connection is essential for recovery: you can't fully heal from an eating disorder without addressing the underlying trauma.