PTSD Recovery Library

Read: Start Here – Understanding Trauma

Get a plain-English overview of trauma, nervous system overload, and why you’re not “broken” — your body has been trying to keep you alive.

Take: PTSD Recovery Load Quiz

A short 7-question self-reflection that gives you a Recovery Load Score (0–10) with green / yellow / red guidance.

Choose: Tools That Match Your Energy Level

If you’re barely functioning, start with short grounding tools. If you have more capacity, explore deeper education, journaling prompts, or mini-courses.

Use these when you’re overwhelmed, panicky, or spiraling after a text, email, or argument.

• 5-Minute Grounding Script – simple steps to bring your body back into the room. (Free)
• “After a Blow-Up” Reset – what to do in the first 30 minutes after a fight or trigger. (Free)
• Sleep Wind-Down Routine – micro-ritual to help your nervous system power down at night. (Free)

As your library grows, these can link to short PDFs, audios, or video clips.

For when you’re ready to understand what happened to you, not just “what’s wrong with me?”

• Trauma 101 – why your body reacts before your brain can catch up. (Free)
• DARVO Explained – Deny, Attack, and Reverse Victim & Offender patterns in plain English. (Mini e-book)
• Gaslighting & Coercive Control – how control hides inside “concern,” “jokes,” and rules. (Mini course)

For survivors who’ve spent years walking on eggshells around a covert, overt, or high-conflict personality.

• “You Are Not Crazy” Starter Guide – how narcissistic abuse rewires your reality. (Mini e-book)
• No-Contact / Low-Contact Roadmap – scripts and boundaries in real-world language. (Video + workbook)
• Rebuilding Self-Trust – daily micro-practices to hear your own voice again. (Guided journal)

For parents trying to protect their kids’ nervous systems while managing a high-conflict co-parent or intense family dynamics.

• Talking to Kids After Explosive Conflict – age-appropriate scripts. (Free PDF)
• “Calm Parent, Stormy Ex” Toolkit – email & text templates that don’t feed the fire. (Mini toolkit)
• Breaking Generational Patterns – noticing what you’re passing down, and how to change it. (Video class)

Not everyone leaves. Some people stay and focus on protecting their mental health, money, and boundaries.

• “I’m Staying for Now” Safety Map – emotional, financial, and physical safety check. (Worksheet)
• Boundary Scripts for Everyday Life – small phrases that slowly change the pattern. (PDF)
• Exit Plan Planner – if you ever decide to leave, you won’t be starting from zero. (Guide)

These can support people in marriages, families, shared housing, or cultural/religious contexts where leaving is complicated.

When the paperwork is done but your body and mind are still living in survival mode.

• Rebuilding Identity After a Long Relationship – who am I now? (Mini e-book)
• Money & Stability After Chaos – tiny practical steps to rebuild your footing. (Workbook)
• Finding Safe People Again – red flags, green flags, and pacing new connections. (Video series)