Yena Hu - CPTSD Trauma Recovery

Yena Hu - CPTSD Trauma Recovery Certified Trauma Care Practitioner | Supporting healing from childhood trauma & Complex PTSD and internationally.

I'm a Certified Trauma Care Practitioner specializing in Complex PTSD and developmental trauma. My coaching practice is dedicated to helping individuals heal, feel empowered, and create the life they want. I'm based in Seattle, Washington and work one-on-one with clients across the U.S.

Father’s Day can bring up a lot of complicated feelings, especially if you’re estranged from your dad. If this day feels...
06/16/2026

Father’s Day can bring up a lot of complicated feelings, especially if you’re estranged from your dad. If this day feels heavy, you’re not alone 💚

If you’re looking for a community that gets it, I invite you to join the 𝗘𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗦𝘂𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁 𝗖𝗶𝗿𝗰𝗹𝗲 inside the 𝗛𝗲𝗮𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗖𝗣𝗧𝗦𝗗 𝗛𝘂𝗯 (Healing + CPTSD). Connect with others healing from CPTSD and navigating estrangement.

Link in bio to join.

06/10/2026

Not all trauma is about what happened to you, sometimes it’s about what was missing.

If you’ve ever thought “It wasn’t that bad” but still feel the impact, you’re not alone.

🌱Follow for more content on Complex PTSD, healing, and trauma recovery support.

Content note: this post includes illustrated metaphors of trauma. Please scroll with care. June is National PTSD Awarene...
06/09/2026

Content note: this post includes illustrated metaphors of trauma. Please scroll with care.

June is National PTSD Awareness Month.

PTSD and CPTSD can look similar on the surface, but they form in different ways.

PTSD is often linked to a single or a few identifiable traumatic events.

CPTSD develops from repeated or prolonged trauma, often in childhood or environments that you could not escape.

They may form differently, but both are real, and you deserve care and support.

If you want to learn more, I created a free 𝗖𝗣𝗧𝗦𝗗 𝟭𝟬𝟭 𝗚𝘂𝗶𝗱𝗲. 🔗Link in bio to download.

06/03/2026

We often focus on the parent who caused the harm.

But many of us carry just as much pain from the parent who saw it, minimized it, denied it, or didn’t step in to protect us.

Healing often means grieving both. Was this true for you?

💛 If this resonates, you’re not alone. Follow for more content on Complex PTSD, emotional neglect, and trauma recovery support.

Enmeshment can be difficult to recognize because it’s often normalized as closeness. But true connection requires emotio...
05/28/2026

Enmeshment can be difficult to recognize because it’s often normalized as closeness.

But true connection requires emotional separation, individual autonomy, and healthy boundaries.

In enmeshed families, children often learn to prioritize other people’s feelings over their own and suppress parts of themselves to maintain connection.

Over time, this can make it hard to trust yourself, identify your own needs, or set boundaries without guilt.

If this resonates, you’re not alone 💛

If you’re navigating family enmeshment, estrangement, or complicated grief that can come with these dynamics, we hold space for these conversations in the 𝗘𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗦𝘂𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁 𝗖𝗶𝗿𝗰𝗹𝗲 inside the 𝗛𝗲𝗮𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗖𝗣𝗧𝗦𝗗 𝗛𝘂𝗯 .and.cptsd. It’s a survivor-led community offering live support circles, workshops, and resources to help support your healing journey.

🔗Link to join in bio.

This quote from Keke Palmer’s recent TED talk captures something many trauma survivors experience: 𝗦𝘂𝗿𝘃𝗶𝘃𝗮𝗹 𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗴𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗰...
05/26/2026

This quote from Keke Palmer’s recent TED talk captures something many trauma survivors experience: 𝗦𝘂𝗿𝘃𝗶𝘃𝗮𝗹 𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗴𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗻𝘂𝗲 𝗹𝗼𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝗳𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗱𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗲𝗿 𝗶𝘀 𝗴𝗼𝗻𝗲.

Trauma responses often begin as adaptive intelligence. The problem is that the nervous system doesn’t always realize when survival mode is no longer necessary.

So what once helped protect you from harm may now show up as overworking, hypervigilance, perfectionism, people-pleasing, or difficulty with rest.

What makes it harder is you might even be praised and celebrated for the very patterns that are quietly exhausting you.

But being good at surviving isn’t the same as thriving.

🌱 If you’re trying to make sense of adaptive patterns in your life, my free 𝗖𝗣𝗧𝗦𝗗 𝟭𝟬𝟭 𝗚𝘂𝗶𝗱𝗲 may help. Link in bio to download.

05/21/2026

If you heard these words growing up, you may have learned to question your own emotional reality.

Over time, this can show up as minimizing your feelings, feeling like a burden, and struggling to understand what you actually need.

If this resonates, you’re in the right place.

💛Follow for more on healing, Complex PTSD, and trauma recovery support.

📖New to understanding complex trauma? Download my free CPTSD 101 Guide (link in bio).

If you grew up experiencing emotional neglect, you may have learned to doubt your reality, minimize your emotions, and r...
05/19/2026

If you grew up experiencing emotional neglect, you may have learned to doubt your reality, minimize your emotions, and rely only on yourself.

You weren’t too sensitive. You were under-supported.

Which of these beliefs have you carried?

💛Follow for more content on healing, Complex PTSD, and trauma recovery support.

📖New to understanding complex trauma? Download my free CPTSD 101 Guide (link in bio).

I’m seeing many new faces here lately, so I wanted to take a moment to reintroduce myself. Welcome, I’m so glad you’re h...
05/14/2026

I’m seeing many new faces here lately, so I wanted to take a moment to reintroduce myself.

Welcome, I’m so glad you’re here! If you’d like, feel free to say hello and share where you’re joining from in the comments 💛

For many people with CPTSD, the pain often wasn’t about a lack of love but being raised by caregivers who were unwilling...
05/12/2026

For many people with CPTSD, the pain often wasn’t about a lack of love but being raised by caregivers who were unwilling or unable to recognize the impact of their own unresolved pain.

If this resonates, you’re not alone.

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