Author: Alicia Polk

A trauma-informed guide to using January as a time for recovery and reset rather than pressure, productivity, or reinvention.

A trauma-informed exploration of why January can feel overwhelming for dissociative systems—and how prioritizing recovery over resolutions can support long-term healing.

An explanation of why January often feels exhausting and overwhelming for trauma survivors after the demands of the holiday season.

Understanding weather as an often-missed trauma trigger that can affect mood, safety, and sense of self.

Explains why trauma survivors may feel compelled to disrupt calm, and how the nervous system learns to fear safety — with hope for change.

A trauma-informed look at how repeated messages become “truths” in the body — and how healing gradually builds new beliefs.

A gentle CPT-based guide to testing trauma-shaped thoughts, separating facts from old survival beliefs, and reducing shame through evidence-based reflection.

A gentle guide to understanding confusing or frightening alters by exploring neutral explanations that open the door to compassion, clarity, and cooperation within your system.

A gentle, practical tool that helps you notice the small healing steps your trauma brain forgets—and finally see your progress add up.

A clear, trauma-informed explanation of early research on a repurposed medication for dissociation—and what it may or may not mean for people with DID.