Core Definitions: The Language of Childhood Complex Trauma
Before you can heal, you have to name what happened.But most of us never had words for it. We grew up inside the fog of it — the tension, the confusion, the shame — so it all just felt like life. Maybe we knew something was off, but we couldn’t explain it. We didn’t have […]
What We Mean by “Caregiver”
When we talk about childhood complex trauma, we’re not just talking about what happened to a child — we’re talking about what happened in the space between a child and the people responsible for their care. That space — the caregiving relationship — shapes how we learn to feel safe, how we understand ourselves, and […]