BeChrysalis provides psychoeducational resources to help adults understand trauma, grief, and emotional regulation. Unlike therapy, these resources focus on insight, awareness, and personal reflection, not diagnosis or treatment.
Blog categorized as Understanding Trauma
Healing from trauma, grief, or emotional overwhelm rarely follows a straight path. Understanding the non-linear nature of recovery, with progress, setbacks, and plateaus, can help you approach your journey with patience, self-compassion, and clarity.
Complex PTSD (C-PTSD) is a form of trauma-related stress that develops from prolonged or repeated trauma. This post breaks down what C-PTSD is, how it can affect daily life, and ways to understand and navigate its impact, all in clear, accessible language.
Emotional abuse doesn’t always leave visible scars, but its effects can quietly shape how we see ourselves, connect with others, and move through the world. Understanding these long-term impacts can help survivors make sense of their experiences and begin to reclaim their sense of self.
Childhood trauma doesn’t simply stay in the past—it can quietly shape how we think, feel, and connect in adulthood. Understanding these patterns can bring clarity, compassion, and new ways of moving forward.
Secondary trauma happens when caring for or supporting someone else’s pain begins to weigh heavily on us. Learning how to recognize it and care for ourselves helps us remain present, compassionate, and resilient.
Understanding your symptoms can be a powerful first step toward healing. This post explores how psychoeducation helps you make sense of emotional overwhelm, trauma responses, and grief-related struggles, offering clarity without clinical advice.
Violence—whether witnessed or experienced—can quietly reshape how we see ourselves, others, and the world. This post explores how those changes can show up in our beliefs and relationships, with gentle insight for those seeking to understand rather than pathologize.
Emotional abuse is often hard to recognize and name because it leaves no visible scars, blending into everyday interactions and creating silence around experiences that are deeply impactful but frequently misunderstood.
Explore how trauma can disrupt memory and affect a person's ability to feel safe, even long after the event has passed.
