Supporting a Trauma Survivor Through Addiction Recovery
September 25, 2024
Supporting a loved one through trauma and addiction recovery is challenging. You want to help, but you don't want to enable. Understanding the trauma-addiction connection, setting healthy boundaries, and knowing how to support without rescuing can help both you and your loved one. Recovery is possible, and your support matters - but you also need to take care of yourself.
C-PTSD and Attachment: How Trauma Affects Relationships
August 22, 2024
Complex PTSD doesn't just affect how you feel about yourself - it fundamentally changes how you relate to others. When early trauma disrupts your ability to form secure attachments, relationships can feel terrifying, confusing, or impossible. Understanding how C-PTSD affects attachment can help you build healthier, more secure relationships.
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.
Supporting a Trauma Survivor with an Eating Disorder
May 30, 2024
Supporting someone with both trauma and an eating disorder is challenging. You want to help but don't know what to say or do. Understanding the trauma-eating disorder connection, responding with compassion instead of judgment, and knowing how to support without enabling can make a real difference. Your support matters - but you also need to take care of yourself.
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.