Trauma Recovery

Attention!

If you feel tense, activated, or like shutting down while reading this, skip to “Jade* needs therapy” at the bottom of the page. Your safety is my priority.

Grief has you stuck.

Grief may be about the past, present, or yourself.

Sometimes, grief occurs from being hurt because someone entered your life and then pushed you away.

Alternatively, it’s hard to stay around people who continually hurt you.

Experiencing trauma makes you wonder, “Oh! The lies that trauma tells me to make me doubt myself! Doesn’t everyone else hear them?”

Look at a page from Jade’s diary.

“People said, you have to get over it! It’s in the past. If it were that easy, I would do it.’

“Do they even care? Do they even understand how much it hurts? No one did anything when I told them. They did not even ask how I felt.”

“This place paralyzes me and reminds me of what happened. Being here makes me feel like I’m living everything again. I want to cry or feel nothing, like walking outside my body.”

I can’t eat or overeat. I can’t sleep, and if I do, sometimes the ugly nightmares come. I can’t focus and am not well.”

Jade questions, “Am I the bad one?”

Jade’s parents said that she was the problem. This thought makes her wonder if everything was her fault.

Sharing her feelings about what happened makes her feel like she is a burden.

She feels unlovable and that she keeps messing up or choosing people who mess her up.

All those thoughts make her ask, “Why do I freeze and say nothing or explode with anger? Why can’t I say no? Most importantly, why now? I was OK along the way. I was able to do everything I needed to get here. Why am I struggling NOW?”

Jade needs therapy.

They say the past should stay in the past. Well, it’s not always the case.

The memories of trauma are crippling. Trauma impacted Jade’s relationships, work, and every part of her life. What happened to Jade creates suffering that doesn’t make things easier.

Jade is supposed to be in a better place but feels worse because her body and nervous system are stuck in the past.

Jade came to therapy.

We taught Jade’s body how to find safety when triggered. We explored the meaning of what happened in a safe and supportive context.

Jade discovered trauma was driving her life. She learned how to take control and call the shots.

Learning to engage in your life while enjoying meaningful relationships like Jade is possible. We can’t change the past. But we can get you unstuck and free.

Be like Jade and call me. Let’s work through the trauma that keeps you stuck.

*Name changed to protect client confidentiality.