Beyond Trauma, LLC

08/10/2026

Consider this your reminder: if a strategy helps you feel safe, calm, and grounded, it’s doing its job—no matter how strange it might seem to anyone else."

Sometimes looking after yourself is less about doing more, and more about finding the tiny things that help you feel safe, settled, and back in your body.

Consider this permission to do the weird little thing that helps.

08/10/2026

Be.here.now.

08/09/2026

I typically think that a word-of-mouth recommendation is incredibly helpful, but when that is not an option, there are numerous search engines to consider when seeking a therapist (Psychology Today, Mental Health Match, Good Therapy, Headway, Better Help). But how do you decode all the letters after a therapist's name? Here is a little cheat sheet...

08/09/2026

Feeling off? Disconnected? Anxious or depressed?

Take a moment to consider how your symptoms impact your daily life. Focus on the aspects that you can control. If they don't help or symptoms worsen, a mental health provider may be able to help.

08/07/2026

Life.

08/07/2026

Rest is much more restorative when you allow yourself to do it guilt-free.

08/06/2026

Always learning is a good way to be.

08/05/2026

Healing does not always need to be loud. Sometimes it can look just like this...

08/04/2026

PTSD is a distinct diagnosis, it can often be confused with other mental health conditions due to the overlap of symptoms.

PTSD is characterized by symptoms such as intrusive memories, avoidance, negative changes in mood and cognition, and hyperarousal. These symptoms may overlap with other mental health conditions, making it difficult to differentiate between them. Here are some of the diagnoses that PTSD may get confused with:

Acute Stress Disorder (ASD): ASD is a diagnosis that is similar to PTSD and is characterized by symptoms such as dissociation, anxiety, and avoidance. The main difference between ASD and PTSD is the duration of symptoms. ASD symptoms occur within the first month after the traumatic event and last for less than a month. PTSD symptoms last for more than a month.

Major Depressive Disorder (MDD): MDD is a mood disorder that is characterized by symptoms such as sadness, loss of interest, and feelings of hopelessness. These symptoms may overlap with the negative mood symptoms of PTSD. However, MDD does not involve symptoms such as hyperarousal or avoidance.

Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD): GAD is a mental health condition that involves excessive worry and anxiety about everyday events. GAD symptoms may overlap with the hyperarousal symptoms of PTSD. However, GAD does not involve symptoms such as intrusive memories or avoidance.

-American Psychiatric Association. (2013). Diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders (5th ed.). https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.books.9780890425596

08/03/2026

Notice the joy.