Why Protectors Often Oppose Healing in Dissociative Systems

An exploration of why protectors often oppose healing in dissociative systems, focusing on safety, predictability, and fear of change rather than resistance or sabotage...

Values Instead of Goals

An exploration of trauma-informed alternatives to goal-setting, including why values-guided movement can be safer and more regulating for dissociative systems...

Why Making Decisions Is So Hard After Childhood Trauma

Explains why survivors of complex childhood trauma may struggle with decision-making, reframing indecision as protection rather than weakness...

Resetting and Recovering After the Holidays

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

A Different Kind of January for Trauma Survivors

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

Why January Can Feel So Hard for Trauma Survivors

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

Weather as a Trauma Trigger

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

When Calm Feels Dangerous

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

When Old Beliefs Still Feel True

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