Trauma Life Consulting, LLC

Trauma Life Consulting, LLC Jennifer Sluga is a psychotherapist, consultant and educator/trainer specializing in complex trauma. Welcome! Life isn’t always easy. Please contact me today!

Sometimes, even the strongest people amongst us need a little bit of help to work through some of life’s more challenging problems. Everyone has battles to fight and hurdles to overcome at some point. Whether you struggle with anxiety, depression, substance abuse, or any other issue, you should know that there is hope for a better tomorrow. You might be initially hesitant to seek out help and support for personal matters, but when you do, you will feel confident that you are taking a courageous first step towards getting to a better place and being a better you. Here at Trauma Life Consulting, LLC, I realize that no two people are the same, and I tailor my therapy to meet your specific needs as an individual. I love helping people understand the things that are holding them back with an in-depth approach. After recognizing underlying problems, clients can fully realize their strengths and adjust certain behaviors and thoughts to see things a different, healthier way. "You don't have to get stuck in a negative experience. You don't have to be a victim to external events, or internal emotions. You can use your mind to take charge of how you feel, and how you act."
-Dan Siegel

My practice specializes in treating Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, Sexual Trauma, and Substance Abuse. If you are feeling lost and struggling with these worries, I’m confident that I have the experience to help you rediscover what brings happiness to your life. Through therapy, there is always a way to address the issues you face and learn coping strategies to help you both right now and in the future. Through therapy, we can get you on track to leading a happier, more fulfilling life by equipping you with the tools you need to more efficiently and confidently manage life’s challenges. It is never too late to change and start living the life you’ve always wanted. If you’re interested in becoming a happier, more fulfilled you, I’d love to work with you every step of the way.

💛 Let’s Spread Some Joy Today!In a world that can feel heavy, it’s the small, simple moments that lift us up — the ones ...
11/12/2025

💛 Let’s Spread Some Joy Today!

In a world that can feel heavy, it’s the small, simple moments that lift us up — the ones that make us smile. 😊

At Trauma Life Consulting, we believe healing doesn’t just happen in therapy… it happens in connection, laughter, and shared joy. So today, we want to invite YOU to join us in a little happiness challenge!

📸 Share a picture of something that made you smile today!
It could be your morning coffee, your pet’s goofy face, a sunset, your kid’s art, or a moment that made your heart feel full. 💕

Let’s fill our feeds with reminders that even on the hardest days — there’s still good here.

Drop your photo below or tag us in your post! 💫

🇺🇸 Veterans Day Reflections 🇺🇸Veterans Day can be a complex day.Civilians want to celebrate you — and I’m grateful for t...
11/11/2025

🇺🇸 Veterans Day Reflections 🇺🇸

Veterans Day can be a complex day.
Civilians want to celebrate you — and I’m grateful for that — but as a female Veteran, it’s often complicated.

When I attend Veteran events with my husband, people naturally thank him for his service. They assume he’s the Veteran. I’ve spent much of my service, and even the years after, feeling invisible — rarely asked about my experiences or recognized for them.

So this year, I decided to do something just for me. 💪
I applied to have both of my businesses officially registered as Veteran-Owned — and on Veterans Day, I received the approval in the mail.

Today, for once, I don’t feel invisible.
I feel seen.
I feel proud.
And I’m reminded that honoring your own service is just as important as others doing it for you. 💙

11/10/2025

🌞 Live in the Present Moment — Do More of What Makes Your Soul Happy!

We spend so much of our lives chasing the next big thing — the milestone, the achievement, the finish line. But what if true joy isn’t found in the endings, but in the in-betweens?

It’s the small things — the laughter with friends, the morning coffee, the quiet drive, the sound of your kids giggling, the sunshine on your face. ☀️
These are the moments that create a lifetime of fulfillment.

When we slow down enough to notice them, we begin to live here — in the present moment — not in what’s next.

So stop waiting for permission or perfection.
✨ Do more of what makes your soul happy.
✨ Fill your days with peace, joy, and meaning — one tiny, beautiful moment at a time.

What fills your soul today? 💛

Hurry up and listen to this first interview before our second one hits!!!
11/10/2025

Hurry up and listen to this first interview before our second one hits!!!

11/07/2025

🌿 What Is “Good Enough”?

If you’ve lived much of your life needing control — maybe through perfectionism or OCD-like patterns born from trauma — learning to let go can feel freeing… but also terrifying.

When you start changing your behaviors and learning to relax, it doesn’t just shift you — it changes the entire rhythm of your relationships. The people around you, who have become used to your predictability, may start to feel dysregulated.

Your healing changes the environment they’ve adapted to.
And sometimes, that can make others unconsciously sabotage your growth — not out of malice, but because your new calm unsettles their nervous system.

So if you notice pushback, tension, or confusion as you grow… remember:
🌀 Sometimes healing feels lonely because others aren’t ready to join you there.
🌀 Sometimes “good enough” is simply staying consistent with the new version of you — even when others miss the old one.

Keep going. You’re not doing it wrong — you’re doing it differently. 💫

11/05/2025

💞 Relationships Don’t Have to Be This Hard — But We Make Them That Way

We say we don’t want to have to ask our partners for help… yet when they take initiative and do it, we often find ourselves criticizing how they did it.

They didn’t fold it “right.”
They didn’t say it “the way we needed.”
They didn’t do it our way.

But here’s the truth — connection isn’t about perfection. It’s about participation.
Can you accept “good enough”?
Can you receive the contribution without judgment?

When we can allow others to show up — imperfectly — we create space for authentic connection instead of resentment. Sometimes, love looks like letting someone help in their own way… and realizing that’s enough. 🌿

💪 Healing the Part That Never Felt SafeWorking out has been healing a part of myself I’ve avoided my entire life. After ...
11/03/2025

💪 Healing the Part That Never Felt Safe

Working out has been healing a part of myself I’ve avoided my entire life. After my hip replacement, I decided it was finally time. I hired a personal trainer — and on the very first day, she asked me to do what she called an “easy” maneuver.

It wasn’t physically hard… but mentally, it cracked me wide open.

She asked me to take the TRX straps and let them hold my weight as I pulled my body up. I nervously asked, “Are you sure this won’t pull the rack over?” She smiled and pointed to the thousands of pounds securing it in place.

Then, as she guided me to turn around and trust those same straps to hold me in a push-up position, I asked again, “Are you sure they won’t break?”

My logical brain knew I was safe — but my body didn’t. My body didn’t know how to trust her, a piece of metal equipment… or even myself. It was the most physical representation of what trauma feels like — when your mind knows one thing, but your body remembers another.

After that session, I sat in my car and cried for 40 minutes. It was a release of all the fear my body had been carrying — and a promise to that part of me:
🩶 I will not hurt you again.
🩶 You can trust me now.

Healing doesn’t always look like therapy sessions or journaling. Sometimes it looks like shaking, sweating, crying — and learning to trust your body again, one movement at a time.

10/31/2025

🎃 Happy Halloween from Trauma Life Consulting! 👻

This time of year is filled with masks, shadows, and things we try to keep hidden… but what about the parts of ourselves we keep locked away?

How many “demons” are hiding in your closet — the parts of you that you’re afraid to face, heal, or even acknowledge? Sometimes those parts aren’t as evil as they seem. They’ve often been protectors.

Think about an alcoholic — they may hate that part of themselves, but that same part once helped them survive. It numbed the pain, the trauma, the hurt. It kept them safe… until it didn’t.

Healing means turning toward those shadow parts with compassion. 🕯️
Even the most “unwanted” pieces of us deserve to be seen, understood, and gently released in therapy.

You don’t have to keep your ghosts hidden forever. 👁️‍🗨️

💞 Healing Happens Through RelationshipsAt the core of every healing journey is connection.Everything truly boils down to...
10/29/2025

💞 Healing Happens Through Relationships

At the core of every healing journey is connection.
Everything truly boils down to attachment — our attachment styles, our attachment wounds, and even our internal attachment to all the parts within us (IFS).

So often, we don’t realize how deeply our wounds still live within us… until a need is unexpectedly met.

Recently, my favorite comedian came to town. My husband agreed to go with me (which was already a win!), but to my surprise, one of my closest friends and her husband showed up too — just to share the night with us. I didn’t stop smiling for hours.

That act of someone showing up — without being asked, without expectation — was profoundly healing. It reminded every part of me that love, safety, and belonging are possible. 💫

And a huge shoutout to the incredible for the third amazing show I’ve had the joy of attending — you are my therapy! 🎤💃

Healing doesn’t always happen in therapy rooms alone. Sometimes, it happens in the small, beautiful moments when people choose you.

10/27/2025

📵 Time for a Social Media Diet

Our nervous systems were never designed to process the entire world’s pain at once. 🌍

We have evolved — but not nearly as fast as technology. Our brains were built to monitor what was happening within our tribe — our families, our neighborhoods, our communities. That awareness kept us safe and helped us survive.

Today, social media floods our minds with stories, tragedies, and conflicts far beyond what our nervous systems were made to handle. And here’s the tricky part — algorithms amplify what we click. If we engage with something that upsets us, we’ll be fed more of it. If we interact with joy and positivity, we’ll see more of that.

What we consume online is as important as what we eat. 🍎
Information is fuel — and our nervous systems digest it, scan it, and react to it. Be mindful of what you feed your mind.

Sometimes, the healthiest thing you can do is step away. 🌿

10/24/2025

🌿 Natural Consequences & Emotional Growth

As parents, siblings, partners, and friends — we often want to protect those we love from pain. We step in to soften the fall, to fix what went wrong, or to reassure them that “it’s okay.” But sometimes… it wasn’t okay.

When we remove not only the natural consequences of someone’s choices, but also the emotions that come with them — guilt, shame, embarrassment, regret — we take away the opportunity for growth.

Feeling uncomfortable feelings is not punishment — it’s part of healing.
It’s how we learn accountability, empathy, and change.

So next time, instead of rescuing someone from their discomfort, try holding space for it. Let them feel it, move through it, and grow because of it. 🌱

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