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In the journey of CPTSD recovery, reconnecting with your spiritual essence is essential. Trauma often leads to disconnection from ourselves, our truths, and the world around us. By utilizing frameworks like the Internal Family Systems (IFS) model, we can reclaim our inherent gifts and deepen our connection to a greater consciousness. This blog explores how embracing spiritual practices and reconnecting with your essence can illuminate the path toward healing, helping you reclaim your sense of self and find your place in the Universe.

October 23, 2024

Spiritual Recovery in CPTSD

In this insightful guide on relationship renegotiation, you’ll learn how to address attachment wounds and relational injuries as a CPTSD survivor. Discover practical steps to reclaim your personal power and heal your relationships, allowing for meaningful connections and a legacy of love and compassion. Join us on the journey of healing and growth.

October 23, 2024

Relationship Renegotiation: Reclaiming Personal Power and Healing Attachment Wounds

Understanding your Autonomic Nervous System (ANS) is crucial in the trauma recovery process. Discover the six instinctive responses to stress and how to navigate them for healing and empowerment.

September 25, 2024

It’s Not You, It’s Your Wiring: Understanding the Autonomic Nervous System & How to Regulate

Discover the transformative power of IFS Parts Work in CPTSD recovery. Learn how connecting with your inner parts fosters healing and enhances Self Leadership.

September 25, 2024

What is Internal Family Systems (IFS) & How Does “Parts” Work Help CPTSD Trauma Recovery?

Explore what Complex PTSD (CPTSD) is, how it differs from PTSD, and the common traits among survivors. Discover your path to healing and reclaiming your sense of self.

August 9, 2024

Understanding Complex PTSD (CPTSD): Common Characteristics

Part 1: The Wound Begins Father’s Day often brings a mixture of emotions for many of us. For some, it’s a day of celebration and gratitude. For others, it’s a reminder of pain, loss, or unresolved issues. In this three-part series, I share my deeply personal journey of navigating the complex relationship I had with […]

June 11, 2024

A Healed Father Wound – An Unexpected Father’s Day Tribute

(With or Without CPTSD) Do You Do This? This is SO common.  And it’s amplified in my clients who have a history of childhood or adult relational trauma.  Often #cptsd clients have been projected upon, gaslit, lied to, betrayed, shocked, abandoned AND then later judged for not having close connections with the people who dump […]

December 13, 2023

Common Mistakes My Clients Make

YES.  And here’s the context… Once you accept the hard truth – that after the: … you are in fact the one that will save you.  You are the #cyclebreaker.  You are the lineage healer. It’s a big ask, I know.  You have: The Good News I wish we had the information & resources that […]

November 28, 2023

A GenX Question: Does It Ever Get Better?

Triggers, trailheads, activation, spiraling, dysregulation, blended, hijacked…. all words to describe something that happens to all of us in life ….” growth opportunities”.   In twelve step slang, this is a “FGO” – A FUCKING GROWTH OPPORTUNITY! In this state, through the #ifs lens, you are taken over by a part – some aspect of […]

July 11, 2023

Growth Through Triggers & Self Leadership

My Introduction to IFS I attended a free training in St. Louis; had full body chills. “This is what I’ve been searching for” – I want this!  Talk therapy hadn’t been enough.  I wanted to go deeper.  The IFS framework gave me a pathway. Overview of the IFS Model Self Energy = “I AM” 8 […]

July 7, 2023

My Divorce Story: IFS & CPTSD