Empty Heads and Burning Pain: How Charisma Can Blind Discernment
In spiritual communities, charisma can cloud judgment—and truth often suffers. This trauma-informed reflection explores how discernment, not image, is the foundation of safety, healing, and spiritual maturity.
Dear Power
Power doesn’t have to be loud to be real. Dear Power is a reflection for anyone reclaiming their voice, autonomy, and worth after trauma, coercion, or control.
Dear Connection
What does it mean to feel truly seen after betrayal or abandonment? Dear Connection explores the journey from emotional performance to genuine presence and the quiet courage of reconnecting with yourself.
Palaces, Power, and Pain: What Chinese Dramas Teach Us About Trauma and Resilience
What if your favorite palace drama is more than a guilty pleasure? From betrayals and arranged marriages to emotional numbness and silent survival, Chinese historical dramas reflect more than history. They mirror trauma, power, and the quiet strategies many of us still use to stay safe.
Dear Safety
What happens when safety was never guaranteed? This reflective letter explores how trauma alters our sense of safety—and how we begin to heal.
What Every Soul Needs: A Trauma-Informed Series on Human Needs
Burnout. Shame. Disconnection. What if these were echoes of what you needed most—and can still reclaim?
The Many Faces of Grief
Grief doesn’t always come with a funeral. Sometimes it’s silent, invisible, or unspoken. This post explores the many faces of grief—and the compassion each one deserves
Complex PTSD: The Ties That Strain Us
Complex PTSD isn’t just about trauma memories—it’s about the emotional patterns that follow us into adulthood. From people-pleasing to burnout to fearing closeness, C-PTSD reshapes how we relate. This post explores how it shows up in our families, friendships, and work—and how healing begins when we stop calling survival a flaw.
The Emotional Cost of Offboarding: Ethics, Dignity, Job Loss
Job loss is more than a financial disruption. it can shake our identity, dignity, and sense of belonging. This post explores how ethical offboarding practices can reduce harm, support mental health, and foster compassion even during difficult workplace transitions.
Salud Mental: Barreras del Idioma, la Cultura y el Estrés
Descubre cómo los cuidades de psiquiatría bilingüe pueden fortalecer los lazos familiares, reducir el estigma, y honrar valores culturales como el familismo. Este artículo explora cómo se ve el apoyo emocional cuando es ofrecido en el idioma del corazón.
The Rest We Seek: A Journey Back to Inner Safety
You don’t have to earn rest. You already deserve it. This post invites you to reconnect with your body, your breath, and the quiet joys that make healing possible.
Supplement of the Week: Vitamin D3 – The Sunshine Vitamin for Mental Wellness
When healing from anxiety, depression, or trauma; psychotherapy and/or medication aren’t the only tools available. Vitamin D3, which is also known as the sunshine vitamin, may play a quiet but powerful role in mental clarity, mood balance, and nervous system support. Discover how this simple supplement, combined with sunlight and grounding practices, can support your whole-person and mental wellness.
