Does this resonate with you? Friends or professionals telling you, “Just find a licensed therapist. Make sure they use evidence-based approaches. Try CBT.” CBT — or CBT for adults with childhood trauma — is one of the most commonly recommended approaches in mental health today. Its structured format and strong research base make it appealing…
Disclaimer: This article discusses healing childhood sexual abuse as an adult and stigma. It explores what healing looks like when the people around you — including professionals — don’t believe it’s possible. Healing is possible, but it is often a gradual journey that requires patience, persistence, and curiosity. If you feel activated while reading, please…
Welcome to Trauma Demystified. I’m Natalie Jovanic – a trauma counsellor and complex trauma coach. I’ve walked the path of trauma recovery myself, and I’ve been working with clients navigating complex trauma, childhood trauma, and relational trauma for over 15 years. In today’s episode, we explore Boundaries in Adulthood: Healing Childhood Trauma. It’s especially for…
Quick Summary: Not all therapy harm is obvious. This guide helps you recognize subtle warning signs of therapy harm—from trauma counsellors who can’t handle vulnerability to those who perform frameworks without embodying them. Based on research and lived experience as both client and counsellor. Why this matters Finding the right trauma counsellor can be difficult,…
If you experienced trauma in the childhood, you might recognize these moments: One part of you desperately wants intimacy while another part seems to sabotage every close relationship. You set a boundary, then immediately abandon it to please someone else. You feel rage at a minor inconvenience, but can’t access any anger when someone genuinely…
The big T small t trauma framework shows up everywhere — in articles, in therapy offices, in treatment centres. If you have spent any time researching trauma or looking for support, you have probably encountered it. The framework has some merit. It attempts to acknowledge that trauma isn’t limited to dramatic, life-threatening events. That is…
Tried IFS or EMDR for complex trauma and felt like you failed? You didn’t fail—the approach did. I know this because I have been where you are. As someone who recovered from childhood abuse and systemic trauma, I experienced counselling approaches that did not work. Some were helpful in pieces. Others left me more confused…
Welcome to Trauma Demystified, a podcast brought to you by Bright Horizon Therapies. I am Natalie Jovanic, a trauma counsellor and trauma coach, and I am glad you are listening today. Before I jump into today’s episode, “When the past shows up: Understanding Childhood trauma triggers in adulthood,” I want to apologize for taking so…
Healing trauma is possible. I want to say that clearly before anything else — because when I started my own healing journey, I wasn’t sure it was. I had internalized the belief that my symptoms were permanent, that I was fundamentally broken, that the best I could hope for was learning to manage what I…
If you have experienced childhood abuse, this article may not go deep enough. I invite you to listen to the episode: Boundaries for Adults with Childhood Trauma. As you read, I invite you to pause and check in with your body. Notice what resonates — and feel free to set aside what doesn’t. You are…
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