Life as a partner to a survivor can feel overwhelming, scary, and challenging. This little book for partners acts as a guide to help you navigate the ups-and-downs when your partner has complex Post-Traumatic Stress…
Welcome! This website is dedicated to partners of childhood trauma survivors. Whether you are a partner, a survivor with a partner, or a clinician wanting to learn more, my goal is to provide education, resources, and support for you!
Articles
When a Week is Lost to Trauma: A Partner’s Perspective
Last week was lost to trauma.* The days and hours of the second week of September passed and the dates on the calendar changed but, in our home, all activities outside of navigating my husband’s…
My Husband’s Developmental Trauma Changed Me
My husband’s developmental trauma changed me. Seven years ago, my husband of twenty years began to experience a series of visual flashbacks. These emerging memories pointed to a very different childhood than he had previously remembered.…
Free Download: Seven Little Ways to Keep Going as the Partner to a Trauma Survivor
How do you do it? How do you keep going as the partner to a trauma survivor? From the book: “It’s a question I’m asked a lot and I think it’s worth answering. Why? Because…
My Husband has Developmental Trauma and No One Told Me About It
My husband has developmental trauma and no one told me about it. After eight trauma therapists, three psychiatric assessments, four general practitioners, two big psychological breakdowns, many smaller breakdowns, three employment leaves, financial loss, one…