Trauma Survivors Blog

One of the most frustrating parts of healing is realizing that insight doesn’t always change how you feel. You can understand that what happened was abuse. You can name the manipulation. You can see the patterns clearly now. You can know that leaving was the right choice. And still, you miss them.

As the year comes to a close, it’s easy to look back at all the goals you set in January and feel like you’ve failed if you didn’t reach...

Sometimes the hardest part of the holidays isn’t what’s happening. It’s what isn’t. The empty chair at the table. The traditions that no longer feel the same. The absence of someone you wish could be there. The holidays are supposed to bring people together, but when you’re grieving, estranged, or protecting yourself from unsafe spaces, the season can highlight loneliness in ways that feel especially sharp.

Self-blame is one of the heaviest burdens survivors carry. It creeps in quietly.

Harm hurts, no matter the intent. Even if someone didn’t mean to upset you, your pain is still real, and you are still allowed to feel it.