For many of us, a diagnosis was supposed to be the beginning of healing. An explanation. A way forward. But what if it was never the full truth? What if the symptoms you’ve been labeled with are not disorders at all—but survival codes? What if the patterns you’ve been trying to fix… were never broken […]

Healing is not always loud. Sometimes, it moves through you in quiet, subtle shifts—whispers of transformation before they become roars of change. In CPTSD Medicine, the unburdening process is not just about understanding trauma; it is about releasing the trauma agreements you never chose. These agreements—formed in survival—once kept you safe but no longer serve […]

Have you ever felt like life was spinning out of control but did not know where to start to fix it, or maybe you didn’t even feel willing to try? If so, you are not alone in feeling this way. Resistance to healing is normal, for us all. I knew for seven years that my […]

Partner reparenting often occurs when we unconsciously seek our partner to fill the emotional void left by an unattuned or absent caregiver, but this disrupts the balance of healthy relationships. Your partner is not your parent.  This is such a tough one, because when you have never experienced the love of an attuned, caring parent […]