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Image by Goran Horvat from Pixabay

You Can't Break What's Already Broken: What Childhood Bullying Taught Me About Boundaries

Say It With Your Chest Out Series

1 day ago9 min read

Victim Blaming: Why It Happens, Why It's Wrong, and Why It Has to Stop

Victim Blaming: Why It Happens, Why It's Wrong, and Why It Has to Stop

Victim Blaming: Why It Happens, Why It's Wrong, and Why It Has to Stop

Say It With Your Chest Out Series

Jul 144 min read

My Struggle With Weight Loss and Why Losing Weight Is Harder Than People Think

My Struggle With Weight Loss and Why Losing Weight Is Harder Than People Think

My Struggle With Weight Loss and Why Losing Weight Is Harder Than People Think

Healing Journey

May 89 min read

Various pills in a cup

Various pills in a cup

Complex PTSD Treatment and Recovery: What the Science Says About CPTSD — Part 1: Understanding the Condition and Medications Used to Treat It

CPTSD PTSD and Trauma

Apr 238 min read

Source: Wix Someone sitting on the edge of a doc in the mountains.

Source: Wix Someone sitting on the edge of a doc in the mountains.

Healing From Trauma and Finding Your Voice: 10 Years of Diary of a Flopping Fish

Healing Journey

Apr 167 min read

A wall of screens.

A wall of screens.

Social Media and Mental Health: Why Self-Diagnosing from TikTok Is Dangerous

Healing Journey

Apr 26 min read

The Bittersweet Promise of Winter: Depression and Winter

The Bittersweet Promise of Winter: Depression and Winter

The Bittersweet Promise of Winter: Depression and Winter

Dec 22, 20254 min read

Why I Write About Trauma: My Healing Journey with CPTSD

Why I Write About Trauma: My Healing Journey with CPTSD

Why I Write About Trauma: My Healing Journey with CPTSD

Healing Journey

Oct 24, 20253 min read

How CPTSD Survivors Can Protect Their Dreams From Other People’s Expectations: Setting Boundaries with CPTSD and People-Pleasing

How CPTSD Survivors Can Protect Their Dreams From Other People’s Expectations: Setting Boundaries with CPTSD and People-Pleasing

How CPTSD Survivors Can Protect Their Dreams From Other People’s Expectations: Setting Boundaries with CPTSD and People-Pleasing

CPTSD PTSD and Trauma

Oct 2, 20256 min read

Eggs, bread and flowers on a counter by a window in a room.

Eggs, bread and flowers on a counter by a window in a room.

Living with CPTSD: Impact on Daily Lives and New Living Situations

CPTSD PTSD and Trauma

Sep 5, 20258 min read

Homelessness and Mental Health: An Opinion On the 2025 Executive Order and Why Forced Treatment Isn’t the Answer

Homelessness and Mental Health: An Opinion On the 2025 Executive Order and Why Forced Treatment Isn’t the Answer

Homelessness and Mental Health: An Opinion On the 2025 Executive Order and Why Forced Treatment Isn’t the Answer

Aug 29, 20257 min read

Yoga for CPTSD: How It Helps Manage Trauma Symptoms When Meditation Doesn't Work

Yoga for CPTSD: How It Helps Manage Trauma Symptoms When Meditation Doesn't Work

Yoga for CPTSD: How It Helps Manage Trauma Symptoms When Meditation Doesn't Work

CPTSD PTSD and Trauma

Aug 21, 20254 min read

Boxes and bags stacked for moving.

Boxes and bags stacked for moving.

Coping With Moving Anxiety and CPTSD: Why Change Feels So Hard

CPTSD PTSD and Trauma

Aug 7, 20253 min read

The Walmart in Traverse City, Michigan on July 26, 2025

The Walmart in Traverse City, Michigan on July 26, 2025

The Traverse City Walmart Attack & America's Failing Mental Health Care System: An Opinion

Jul 31, 20256 min read

Nine Years of Blogging: A Look Back at Diary of a Flopping Fish

Nine Years of Blogging: A Look Back at Diary of a Flopping Fish

Nine Years of Blogging: A Look Back at Diary of a Flopping Fish

Healing Journey

Jul 26, 20253 min read

Chains breaking apart

Chains breaking apart

I Couldn't Write My Truth — And Toxic Family Dynamics Are Exactly Why

Healing Journey

Jul 24, 20257 min read

Photo by Emre Can Acer on Pixabay. Double doors in the process of opening.

Photo by Emre Can Acer on Pixabay. Double doors in the process of opening.

The Emotional Side of Moving: Routins, Memories, and Letting Go

Healing Journey

Jul 17, 20253 min read

Photo by Pavel Danilyuk on Pixabay. A priest holding a communion chalice.

Photo by Pavel Danilyuk on Pixabay. A priest holding a communion chalice.

Dysfunctional Family Dynamics: How “Blood Is Thicker Than Water” Is Used to Manipulate Survivors

Coercive Control

Jul 10, 20255 min read

A hand pressing against a window.

A hand pressing against a window.

Setting Boundaries: Why It Feels Wrong—And Why It’s Crucial for Healing

Coercive Control

Jul 3, 20254 min read

Graduation cap and diploma.

Graduation cap and diploma.

From Struggle to High Honors: Reflections on My Journey to an Associate’s Degree with CPTSD

Healing Journey

Jun 26, 20255 min read

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