Michelle Kindt RN, MSS, LCSW, BCD

07/12/2025

07/12/2025

ℹ️🌿 5 SUMMERTIME NERVOUS SYSTEM BOOSTERS |

When you’ve lived through trauma, your nervous system doesn’t always get the memo that it’s safe now. Even during “fun” moments – cookouts, crowds, Pride events, or even just sitting still – your body might be like,

“𝘛𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘪𝘴 𝘧𝘪𝘯𝘦. 𝘌𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘺𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨’𝘴 𝘧𝘪𝘯𝘦. 𝘌𝘹𝘤𝘦𝘱𝘵 𝘪𝘵’𝘴 𝘕𝘖𝘛. 𝘞𝘦’𝘳𝘦 𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘨𝘰𝘯𝘯𝘢 𝘥𝘪𝘦.”

Cue the tension, racing thoughts, irritability, and a strange urge to flee the farmer’s market because someone in the kale aisle smelled like your ex.

This isn’t because something’s wrong with you. It’s because your body got really, really good at protecting you. And now we’re helping it learn a new rhythm – one that doesn’t require constant emergency mode.

And lucky for us, summer is full of regulation-friendly options. Let’s take advantage.

Read the Full Article: https://cptsdfoundation.org/2025/07/09/5-summertime-nervous-system-boosters/



📷: holistictransformativetherapy

07/12/2025

🧠 TRAUMA TRUTH FRIDAY
❌ Myth: “If it was really that bad, you would have left sooner.”
✅ Truth: Trauma can trap you in survival mode. Fear, shame, manipulation, and isolation are powerful tools abusers use to control survivors.

No one gets to judge your timeline.
You didn’t fail by staying.
You survived. And that is enough.

❤️ Be gentle with yourself. You made it out and that makes you powerful.

07/10/2025

ℹ️🌿 EMBODIMENT IN TRAUMA RECOVERY |

Embodiment is as an active process of self-discovery that you renew and strengthen by repeatedly attending to your sensations, emotions, and instinctual movement impulses. Mindful body-awareness practices help you learn to sustain the focus of your attention on how your body feels or moves in the present moment.

Embodiment in trauma recovery involves setting aside time to focus your attention on your breath and body sensations as related to traumatic events. You attend to the burdens of adversity whether they reside in your body as protective armoring or a loss of integrity at your core that leaves you feeling collapsed and defeated.

Read the Full Article: https://drarielleschwartz.com/embodiment-in-trauma-recovery/



📷: Kathy Overman

07/10/2025

ℹ️🌿 HOW TO SOLVE THIS GIANT PROBLEM: PROFESSIONAL ISOLATION FOR TRAUMA SURVIVORS |

As trauma survivors, many of us are all too familiar with the feeling of being alone, even in a crowded room. This sense of isolation can be particularly challenging in the workplace, where we often feel pressure to “fit in” or “act normal.” I’ve been there and want to share some insights and strategies that have helped me and others break free from this isolating cycle.

First, it’s important to recognize how trauma contributes to our feelings of isolation at work. Our experiences can lead us to feel fundamentally different from our colleagues. We might struggle with trust, fear judgment, or worry about being “found out.” Hypervigilance can make casual interactions feel draining, while flashbacks or anxiety might cause us to withdraw from social situations.

Additionally, the very nature of trauma often involves a disconnection from others, whether through the traumatic event itself or as a coping mechanism afterward. This can make it challenging to form and maintain professional relationships.

Read the Full Article: https://cptsdfoundation.org/2025/07/07/how-to-solve-this-giant-problem-professional-isolation-for-trauma-survivors/



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07/10/2025

Drop some ❤️❤️❤️ in the comments if you feel this! ✨ Naturally, I'm a very go-go-go kind of person because I LOVE and want to get the best out of life. But that means I can be prone to hitting 'the wall'. Especially when life doesn't return my love, that's when it's difficult accepting reality as it is. 🙈

Right now, for example, I'm looking for work (yayyy 🙃) and the number of times I keep getting rejected for 'dream jobs' feels like a complete slap in the face. I've worked hard my entire life to get to where I am - and you don't even want to do me the courtesy of interviewing me?!

Listen, I know it's their loss. But when you get that rejection email it just feels like I'm being told I'm not good enough. Add that to the stress of survival in this ridiculous world, and I'm totally gonnnnnne...

After a big deep breath, I know to turn to my trusted question "what can I do to help myself right now?" and whether that's to grab a book I love and read, go for a walk or get planning how to free myself of this financial stress, it gives me the space I need to answer that question for myself and keep moving with a sense of trust in myself and a clear head. Do you ever ask yourself this? Will you use it from now on? Save this post for later, I promise it'll be worth it. 🥰

You don’t have to do this alone. Our brand new community is coming soon where we take care of our minds together! Sign up to join the clubbbb 😍👫🌍 Link in bio ➡️ How Mental 💫

07/10/2025

ℹ️🌿 CPTSD – LIVING LIFE THROUGH A MAGNIFYING GLASS |

Childhood abuse is one of the worst forms of torture a person can endure. It feels like being in a war zone, imprisoned by cruel dictators and forced to live under their every will and command until the law “says” you are old enough to have your own life.

I know this because I have lived in this particular “war zone” called child abuse. I was stuck and I had no one to lean on for help who had my corner. No adult saw my pain and need to feel safe and no matter how much I cried for help, I was ignored. My own mother had to be “bullied” to take me to the doctor when I had STDs. She insisted I was “fine”, and everything was fine.

Well, within all that “fine-ness”, I was left to suffer in the hands of cruel sexual predators and neglectful adults. It was only when those STDs turned nasty with infection and I couldn’t go to the bathroom that adults took notice and told my mother. If they had not, I would be dead.

Read the Full Article: https://cptsdfoundation.org/2023/01/06/cptsd-living-life-through-a-magnifying-glass/
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