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When Rest Feels Unfamiliar: What a Quiet Evening Led Me to Learn About Polyvagal Theory
What happens when you finally stop and realise you don’t know how to rest? A quiet evening of reflection led me into learning about polyvagal theory and how our nervous system responds to safety, stress and trauma. A personal reflection on lived experience, healthcare training and understanding the body’s survival responses.
Day 5: The Science Behind Survival – When Your Body Remembers What Your Mind Tries to Forget
Healing from abuse isn’t just cognitive. The nervous system remembers, but it can also relearn safety through the body.
Angel Numbers & Everyday Spirituality: Finding Light in Life’s Patterns
Discover how angel numbers became an unexpected anchor during trauma recovery. Backed by neuroscience, this personal essay explores pattern recognition, nervous system regulation, and why spirituality isn’t “woo-woo” — it’s survival.
When Trauma Shatters Your Coping Strategies: How PTSD Changes Everything for the ADHD Brain
I managed ADHD for 34 years without support. Then trauma hit, and every strength became a liability. This is what happens when PTSD rewires an ADHD brain — and how I learned to survive it.
Finding Silence in the Midst of Overload: Navigating Safety and Trauma
Many individuals carry the burden of trauma from relationships with narcissists, finding home a challenging space filled with anxiety and reminders of their past. Hyper-vigilance wears on the nervous system, complicating daily life and parenting. Healing takes time and small anchors like mindfulness, safe spaces, and support help reclaim one’s story, emphasizing resilience and connection.
Navigating Triggers: Seeking Help After Traumatic Experiences
A trauma-informed reflection on PTSD and C-PTSD, exploring hypervigilance, sleep deprivation, institutional triggers, and why healing cannot begin while threat remains. A lived-experience and professional perspective, two years on.
