Dear Clare, thank you so much for doing this! I'm a survivor of multiple traumas including childhood sexual abuse and lots of medical trauma. I live with 5 autoimmune diseases currently in remission and am Audhd. I work as a neuroaffirming coach and my Substack, Emma's BraveSpace.online is about post traumatic growth and creativity. I hold space on zoom 4-7 times a week for generative creative sessions for survivors (female and afab nonbinary folks) with prompts, grounding practices and more from $5-25/session sliding scale. https://goldmansherman.substack.com/
Thanks for your patience with me through the festive break, Emma. I'm updating SurvivorStack today and am honoured to include you. All my best, Clare 💕
My name is Orsi, I am a spinal cord injury survivor, living my life in a wheelchair, also a resilience and life coach helping people transform their difficulties into opportunities.
I recently started sharing my story in English (my second language), my Substack and my podcast or part of it. I write and speak about survival and finding meaning after trauma, sharing personal stories and more.
I trust my work is valuable enough to be included here, I loved browsing this beautiful collection. Thank you so much for all the work you put into this.
Hi Orsi, it's lovely to hear from you. Thank you for reaching out to share your important work. I'm updating SurvivorStack today, and would be honoured to incude your newsletter 💕
Thank you so much for putting this together, I have just subscribed and can't wait to dive in. I would love to be included. I am a survivor of trauma and I'm diagnosed with C-PTSD. My newsletter, Wandering, is where I talk about my messy experiences with secrecy, shame, and high-control religion (AKA cults). It's a newsletter for people exploring what breaks us, what heals us, and what helps us find peace along the way.
Hi Brianna, thanks for reaching out. I'm so happy to have discovered your work. I'm updating SurvivorStack today, and would be honoured to include you. I've also subscribed and am looking forward to reading more from you in my inbox. 💕
I think my Substack fits your criteria. I tend to write about hidden traumatic experiences at Letters from a Psychotherapist - https://johnmoyermedlpcncc.substack.com/
Thank you. Trauma splits life in before and after. It does come with mourning the person you were before. I hear you. Just a random thought: but isn’t it so strange that I don’t know a single woman who has not to a certain degree been exposed to sexual violence? Yet the silence and shame made us believe we were the only one (and therefore must carry part of the blame). It wasn’t until metoo that my male friends finally joined the conversation. Out of sheer shell shock.
Never underestimate the power of shame to keep people silent. Even today, the vast majority of people who've experienced sexual violence decide not to talk about those experiences. But I am glad that we have more cultural space and understanding for these conversations than we did a decade ago. Thanks for being here Lee, and for sharing your perspective 💕
At Shiny Objects I share my reflections, processes and experiences through the lens of being a survivor of CSA by my stepfather. I write about motherhood, healing, magick and life. I recently shared an essay detailing my experience of child sex abuse as an offering, a lighthouse to de stigmatize the stories of CSA survivors.
Not all my work is about trauma but because it is a backdrop to my world view and relational experiences it tends to be a theme in most of my work.
Thank you for this space and directory. It's so comforting to have more voices speaking truth out loud creating a safety net for those that may fear judgment or still be processing the cloud of un earned shame that comes with sexual trauma.
Hi Karen, Thank you for reaching out. I'm updating SurvivorStack today, and would love to include your newsletter then! 💕
The post you mentionned sounds incredibly powerful. It's currently -4°C in Dublin so I'm feeling a little tender, but I've saved it to read on another, more resilient day.
Wishing you a wonderful week, and thanks again for reaching out!
Hi Clare! I don't mind about being included in this because I don't think everything I write is relevant to trauma recovery, but I thought this would be a good place to say I came across your Substack this morning and everything you have written really resonates with me. I just published an essay about my relationship to Catholicism and my brother's death. I would be honoured if you read it!
I'm excited to read your essay, Megan. I've saved it for later because my post-Christmas eyes are drooping from the light of my computer screen, but I'm looking forward to diving in! 💕
What amazing work Clare. And what amazing other resources to check out. I am proud to be part of this list and it is giving me more courage to write more about trauma and recovery.
This is so exciting! It's a tremendous honor to be included. Thank you for putting this together, Clare! I have no doubt that it will be a phenomenal resource for many. 🖤
Thank you for creating this resource and the opportunity for us all to find each other! My writing is centrally focused on learning how to live from Soul after the traumatic deaths of my two children just six months apart. I share my journey of learning to use art, poetry, writing, books, community and more to survive and come through each day. As with all trauma, life afterwards is complex and the topics vary week to week with each letter but this is the mainstay: choosing to live after your children have died and learning to do it full of beauty and love.
Thank you Clare, for the warm welcome to SurvivorStack—the place none of wish we needed but are so very glad exists!! Thank you for putting your heart, soul and time into creating this resource for our community!
As for the recovery and surviving/thriving aspects, a bunch of them are interwoven in this publication. The rest—basically my art & nature therapy adventures—are covered in this publication:
I’ve separated them out because not everybody who wants to take advantage of things I’ve learned from my Elements System and other artsy tools & toys wants to dive into the grit and raw, steaming guts that created it: my trauma memoirs.
I’m so excited about this project and this space you’ve made for us!I can’t wait to start poking around with our fellow survivors. Thank you again!
Wednesdays at the Well is where I write weekly reflections, sometimes through poetry, about the things that cause and quench our thirst. I write about and write from experiences of surviving childhood abuse, depression, coming out as queer and surrendering my clergy credentials, finding faith outside of organized religion and courage from accompanying my mother on her journey with cancer. I'd be honored to be considered for the list.
This is amazing Clare, congratulations!
Thank you my friend 💕
Dear Clare, thank you so much for doing this! I'm a survivor of multiple traumas including childhood sexual abuse and lots of medical trauma. I live with 5 autoimmune diseases currently in remission and am Audhd. I work as a neuroaffirming coach and my Substack, Emma's BraveSpace.online is about post traumatic growth and creativity. I hold space on zoom 4-7 times a week for generative creative sessions for survivors (female and afab nonbinary folks) with prompts, grounding practices and more from $5-25/session sliding scale. https://goldmansherman.substack.com/
Thanks for your patience with me through the festive break, Emma. I'm updating SurvivorStack today and am honoured to include you. All my best, Clare 💕
No pressure at all. I'm good! And I do really appreciate what you're doing!
Hi Emma, thank you for reaching out. I will be updating SurvivorStack again soon and would love to include your newsletter then! 💕
Thank you so much! <3 <3
Here is my latest post (and I link to you)... https://open.substack.com/pub/goldmansherman/p/unbreakable?r=c3al&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true
Thanks so much for the shout out Emma! I've subscribed to your newsletter and am looking forward to reading more of your work 💕
Again, Clare, this is so generous of you and I am happy to support the work you and others are doing in this area of trauma recovery.
Thank you so much Jeannie 💕
Dear Clare,
My name is Orsi, I am a spinal cord injury survivor, living my life in a wheelchair, also a resilience and life coach helping people transform their difficulties into opportunities.
I recently started sharing my story in English (my second language), my Substack and my podcast or part of it. I write and speak about survival and finding meaning after trauma, sharing personal stories and more.
You may find it here: https://orsitemesvari.substack.com/
I trust my work is valuable enough to be included here, I loved browsing this beautiful collection. Thank you so much for all the work you put into this.
Hi Orsi, it's lovely to hear from you. Thank you for reaching out to share your important work. I'm updating SurvivorStack today, and would be honoured to incude your newsletter 💕
Thanks 🙏🏻
I’d love to be included. I’ve been writing on Wordpress about my trauma since 2017. I’ve just recently switched over to Substack.
Hi Debbie, thanks for reaching out. I'm updating SurvivorStack today, and would love to include your important work. 💕
Thank you! I’m excited to be included.
Thank you so much for putting this together, I have just subscribed and can't wait to dive in. I would love to be included. I am a survivor of trauma and I'm diagnosed with C-PTSD. My newsletter, Wandering, is where I talk about my messy experiences with secrecy, shame, and high-control religion (AKA cults). It's a newsletter for people exploring what breaks us, what heals us, and what helps us find peace along the way.
Hi Brianna, thanks for reaching out. I'm so happy to have discovered your work. I'm updating SurvivorStack today, and would be honoured to include you. I've also subscribed and am looking forward to reading more from you in my inbox. 💕
Thank you!!! This means so much to me, really appreciate you subscribing and including me on the list.
Honoured to have you, Brianna 💕
I think my Substack fits your criteria. I tend to write about hidden traumatic experiences at Letters from a Psychotherapist - https://johnmoyermedlpcncc.substack.com/
Hi John, thanks for reaching out. I'm updating SurvivorStack today, and would be happy to include you. Welcome aboard!
Thank you🙏
Thank you. Trauma splits life in before and after. It does come with mourning the person you were before. I hear you. Just a random thought: but isn’t it so strange that I don’t know a single woman who has not to a certain degree been exposed to sexual violence? Yet the silence and shame made us believe we were the only one (and therefore must carry part of the blame). It wasn’t until metoo that my male friends finally joined the conversation. Out of sheer shell shock.
Never underestimate the power of shame to keep people silent. Even today, the vast majority of people who've experienced sexual violence decide not to talk about those experiences. But I am glad that we have more cultural space and understanding for these conversations than we did a decade ago. Thanks for being here Lee, and for sharing your perspective 💕
https://substack.com/@sparklewitch
At Shiny Objects I share my reflections, processes and experiences through the lens of being a survivor of CSA by my stepfather. I write about motherhood, healing, magick and life. I recently shared an essay detailing my experience of child sex abuse as an offering, a lighthouse to de stigmatize the stories of CSA survivors.
Not all my work is about trauma but because it is a backdrop to my world view and relational experiences it tends to be a theme in most of my work.
Thank you for this space and directory. It's so comforting to have more voices speaking truth out loud creating a safety net for those that may fear judgment or still be processing the cloud of un earned shame that comes with sexual trauma.
Hi Karen, Thank you for reaching out. I'm updating SurvivorStack today, and would love to include your newsletter then! 💕
The post you mentionned sounds incredibly powerful. It's currently -4°C in Dublin so I'm feeling a little tender, but I've saved it to read on another, more resilient day.
Wishing you a wonderful week, and thanks again for reaching out!
Thank you so much for including me and for saving my piece. I am honored 💖
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Hi Clare! I don't mind about being included in this because I don't think everything I write is relevant to trauma recovery, but I thought this would be a good place to say I came across your Substack this morning and everything you have written really resonates with me. I just published an essay about my relationship to Catholicism and my brother's death. I would be honoured if you read it!
*trots off to find the piece*
I'm excited to read your essay, Megan. I've saved it for later because my post-Christmas eyes are drooping from the light of my computer screen, but I'm looking forward to diving in! 💕
What amazing work Clare. And what amazing other resources to check out. I am proud to be part of this list and it is giving me more courage to write more about trauma and recovery.
Gah, thank you Catriona. This really makes my heart swell ❤️🥹
This is so exciting! It's a tremendous honor to be included. Thank you for putting this together, Clare! I have no doubt that it will be a phenomenal resource for many. 🖤
Thank you so much Catherine 💕
I write about my own journey of cPTSD recovery in hopes of demystifying the diagnosis.
Delighted to have you Leigh. 💕
Thank you for creating this resource and the opportunity for us all to find each other! My writing is centrally focused on learning how to live from Soul after the traumatic deaths of my two children just six months apart. I share my journey of learning to use art, poetry, writing, books, community and more to survive and come through each day. As with all trauma, life afterwards is complex and the topics vary week to week with each letter but this is the mainstay: choosing to live after your children have died and learning to do it full of beauty and love.
Hi Anyakara, I'm so sorry for your losses and so grateful to be able to include your important work in SurvivorStack. Thank you for being here 💕
Thank you Clare, for the warm welcome to SurvivorStack—the place none of wish we needed but are so very glad exists!! Thank you for putting your heart, soul and time into creating this resource for our community!
Thank you Anyakara. What a beautiful way to put it!
Thank you so much for putting this together!! The resources we wish we’d had back then—exactly!! 🤩
The survivor topics I write about on this first of my publications are
—living with Traumatic Brain Injury and other bodily injuries
—domestic violence
—adult & childhood sexual assault
—medical & disability trauma
—being unknowingly neurodivergent and all the bullying, abuse, sensory, and interpersonal issues that come with that.
These topics are so interrelated, and often overlap between posts and post series.
https://open.substack.com/pub/bellanthebeastie
As for the recovery and surviving/thriving aspects, a bunch of them are interwoven in this publication. The rest—basically my art & nature therapy adventures—are covered in this publication:
https://open.substack.com/pub/elementalalchemist
I’ve separated them out because not everybody who wants to take advantage of things I’ve learned from my Elements System and other artsy tools & toys wants to dive into the grit and raw, steaming guts that created it: my trauma memoirs.
I’m so excited about this project and this space you’ve made for us!I can’t wait to start poking around with our fellow survivors. Thank you again!
Welcome Alexx. Thanks for sharing your work. I'm delighted to include them in SurvivorStack.
Thank you so much!!!
Welcome Alexx. Thanks for sharing your work. I'm delighted to include them in SurvivorStack.
Wednesdays at the Well is where I write weekly reflections, sometimes through poetry, about the things that cause and quench our thirst. I write about and write from experiences of surviving childhood abuse, depression, coming out as queer and surrendering my clergy credentials, finding faith outside of organized religion and courage from accompanying my mother on her journey with cancer. I'd be honored to be considered for the list.
https://10camels.substack.com
Welcome! I'm delighted to discover your work and to include your newsletter in SurvivorStack.
Grateful to be included! And looking forward to reading the other amazing writers.