Trauma Survivors Blog

Reassurance can be addictive. You may feel the panic rising and your chest is tight, your brain is spiraling with what ifs. Then someone says the magic words: “I’m not upset.” “I still care about you.” “It’s okay.” And just like that, your nervous system exhales. Relief washes in. …Until it doesn’t.

If you’ve ever been told to “just move on,” you know how heavy that pressure feels. It can feel like people are telling you that your...

When you’re healing from trauma, it’s easy to think that being triggered means you’ve failed. Maybe you believed that if you were “really better,” certain things wouldn’t get to you anymore. But here’s the truth: triggers aren’t failures. They’re signals.

“I’m too much.” If you’ve ever had this thought, you’re not alone. This post explores why the “too much” spiral happens and how to climb out without shaming yourself for being human.

Healing isn’t always dramatic or exciting. Sometimes it feels quiet, uneventful, even a little boring and that’s actually a good sign. Boring means your nervous system is settling, your routines are holding, and you’re building a life that doesn’t need constant chaos to feel alive.