Beyond Trauma, LLC

12/20/2025

Sending love to anyone struggling this holiday season.

12/19/2025

When inconsistency has meant danger, of course your body is going to be "on guard". It is seeking to protect you from what has already happened (feeling as though it is happening again).

Sudden shifts in someone's mood, tone, or responsiveness can mimic past experiences of danger, abandonment, or instability. The brain is perceiving a threat. Bystanders only see the current event/current reaction (that can appear out of proportion or dramatic), not the history that is being retriggered.

12/19/2025

Yup.

I’m gonna give it my some! ☕️🧡

12/17/2025

Brutally honest post.
Social Media is not reality.
Today I posted my nails, because they sure look pretty.

I didn't post that my mom has declining dementia
or that my sister and nephew have been her full-time caregivers for a while now and I worry about the toll it's taken on them
or that I've spent the last few days bedside at the hospital
or that I've had to skip out on work to preserve my own mental health
or that I'm exhausted

But, you know that my nails look pretty.
(And don't worry, I am confident that I will be just fine.)
I just saw this as an opportunity to post about the importance of mental health and it's connection with honesty.

Most of the real life happens on the other side of the camera. What you see is cultivated to be seen. So, when you start to think that everyone's life looks better than yours, have the awareness that they might also be thinking the same thing.

Social media is not reality.

12/17/2025

This can be a tough season for many. Take care of yourself. And if you have the capacity, reach out to others. Prevention is many small moments of care, repeated and noticed.

12/14/2025

With Complex PTSD, questioning and making decisions can leave you stuck. Here are a few things to consider during the moments when you are really working on forward movement.

12/14/2025

Yes, yes, yes. It can be such a difficult time of year to simply show up.

Thank you for showing up anyway 💛

12/13/2025

The truth is, there’s good and bad in all of us. But which part of us grows depends on which part we feed.

So spend time with those who bring out the best parts of who you are.

12/12/2025

There are a lot of outside forces that can trigger dysregulation. Missing from this list (and unknown by many as a trigger) are caffeine, energy drinks/pre-workout, when not used in moderation. Awareness is key!

12/11/2025

Therapists are people too. When aspects of my life feel out of control, these are the things that I ALWAYS fall back on. They are my favorite tools for re-gathering and calming myself. 🧡🩷

12/10/2025

Growing up with a parent who doesn't have the ability to meet your needs places you into the world on your own; to seek out people, places, and things to fill that void. The extra unfortunate part is that when figuring it out on your own doesn't yield results they like, shame and guilt may be forced upon you for doing so. How's that for complex trauma? Ugh. No wonder it is such a difficult thing to wrap your head around.