When everything feels too heavy, begin here. Gentle guidance for the first steps of healing after trauma.

Peter Levine’s Waking the Tiger reframes trauma as energy the body can release. Learn how somatic healing and trauma awareness restore safety and flow.

In Educated by Tara Westover, a woman raised in isolation finds freedom through learning, truth, and the courage to think for herself.

Babette Rothschild’s The Body Remembers helps readers understand trauma and the body with steady, body-based wisdom for safe healing.

There are traits I once believed were “just who I am. ” Independent. Never asking for help. Always busy. Always scanning. The peacemaker. The over-thinker. But as I healed, I began to see the truth with clearer eyes: many of these weren’t personality traits at all —they were trauma responses  shaped by what my childhood demanded of me. Growing up with CSA, SA, emotional neglect, narcissistic abuse, or chronic instability  teaches the body to survive first…and to understand la

Childhood sexual abuse rarely reveals itself directly. Instead, it shows up in subtle shifts—in the body, emotions, or behavior—that can be easy to overlook . This brief guide offers a simple, trauma-informed way to recognize some of those childhood sexual abuse signs  with clarity and compassion. Understanding Childhood Sexual Abuse Signs 1. Physical Signs The body often speaks before words do. Common indicators include: Nightmares or sudden sleep changes Headaches, stomacha

When a baby cries, they’re trying to communicate long before they have words. You start guessing: hunger discomfort gas overstimulation a wet diaper the simple need to be held Sometimes you find the reason quickly. Sometimes you feel helpless, holding a baby who cannot explain what they’re feeling. Trauma can feel the same way. Especially in childhood, overwhelming experiences can occur before you have any language to understand them. The event passes. The body continues the

Thích Nhất Hạnh’s No Mud, No Lotus invites mindful trauma healing through compassion, breath, and the gentle art of transforming pain.

Dr. Bessel van der Kolk’s groundbreaking work helps survivors understand that the body remembers what the mind forgets—and that healing begins with listening.