Trauma Survivors Blog

Have you ever felt like your pain doesn’t “count”? Like no matter how much you’re hurting, there’s a voice in your head saying, “Other people had it worse. You’re just being dramatic”? Many survivors struggle with this quiet, constant doubt. This is often called trauma imposter syndrome.

There’s a kind of grief that doesn’t get talked about much. It’s the grief of the childhood you should have had. The one that you deserved.

The effects of having our emotions invalidated while we’re growing up isn’t talked about enough and it can have lasting effects. This can...

This applies to anyone, but I really want to emphasize this to my fellow survivors who went through trauma as children and/or teenagers....

It is not uncommon for a lot of survivors to get to a point where they are trying to get back to “who they were” before trauma. In cases...