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. 🖤
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.
Hi Clare! I might be coming a little late to the party, but I think my substack could fit well here in Survival Stack. Thank you for putting the resource together. I am going to spend some time connecting with others who write about their childhood experience. x
Would you mind sharing a brief description that I could include in your SurvivorStack listing? 20ish words is enough, but it'd be nice to give readers a taster before they click through to your newsletter. Thank you!
Oh, wonderful! Thank you for having me. Here you go: Raw, thought-provoking writing that delves into the challenging journey of healing from childhood abuse, emotional neglect, and addiction.
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!
I love this resource Clare! Thank you for collating this, and thank you for including my newsletter here. I have worked with trauma on both sides of the therapy room for many years, and healing my own trauma experiences have been a huge part of my journey in recovering from a diagnosis of autoimmune disease. This is a subject I'm so passionate about and it's great to discover others on here who are writing about this too from all the different angles ❤
I am writing a memoir about how childhood sexual assault impacted me, how I hid for half my life— afraid of the world and myself, and what finally changed for me.
I am two years into my real recovery and one year into sharing my feelings and experiences here on Substack.
Our stories always mattered, our words were always needed. I’m glad we are finding each other now. 🫳✨
My Substack is called Bird on a Mast. I named it after a story I heard in Iceland. Everyone cared about the third raven, the one that found Iceland. I cared about the bird on the mast, the one that couldn’t fly anywhere for safety or comfort. The one that was lost. What happened to her?
Hi Clare! I guess I'm a little late for the Survivor Stack directory. I just responded on Saturday to your original announcement from a week ago. In case there's a place for me when you update, here is my original Note:
Hi Clare! It's been "my life walking on eggshells" since I was about five years old. I grew up in a home with domestic violence, and now I write for survivors (like me) of dysfunctional, toxic, and abusive environments and relationships. I tell "been there, done that" stories and offer insights on the obstacles standing in the way of healing and living a life that works. If you feel I'm a good fit for the directory, let me know. Thanks so much! Here's a sample: https://mylifewalkingoneggshells.substack.com/p/yeah-theyre-nice-but-are-they-kind
Hi Jan, you're not too late at all! I'd be delighted to include your newsletter, and I'm sorry it's taken me a bit to reply to you. I will be updating SurvivorStack later this week and will include your newsletter then! Thank you for reaching out 💕
Thank you so much. I really appreciate it, and the work you're doing. It'll be great to read all the other newsletters! Looking forward...thanks again!
What a great way to curate content and to let us discover so many beautiful publications. Thank you for this!
I started Expiration Date after a metastatic breast cancer diagnosis, as a resource for people going through similar experiences. I write about death, the disquiet that comes from being human and the preciousness of time. Writing helps me understand and chase what lurks in the shadows and it allows me to choose the words that will become my story - it’s a kind of therapy.
Hi Sara, I'm so happy to have discovered your work and would love to include it in SurvivorStack. I've subscribed and am looking forward to reading more of your work. I will be updating the directory later this week and will include your newsletter then too! Thank you for reaching out 💕
Hello! I write about living with chronic illness/disability, and my physical experiences are deeply related to trauma, including suicide attempt/loss, sexual assault, and medical PTSD. Would love to be part of the community.
Hi Kelley, I'm so happy to discover your work. Before joining SurvivorStack, we ask that newsletters have at least 5 posts. Once you've hit that milestone, I'd be delighted to include you. Thank you for reaching out 💕
Would love you to add Down Clarty Lonnen - (muddy lane in the northeast vernacular) which I see as a metaphor for life. I'm a childhood sexual and emotional abuse survivor, and in my seventh decade writing about survival and finding our voice post menopause
Hi Sue, I'd be delighted to include you. My apologies - I have a vague memory of another comment/Note from you, but I see that I didn't include you in SurvivorStack yet. There have been so many submissions that I've struggled to keep track but thank you for following up. 💕
Hi Clare, I just came across SurvivorStack, and am grateful to have found it. I also wonder if my newsletter might be a good fit for this group. The short description for A Thin Space is, "For those who feel and live deeply, this newsletter is your companion. I write personal essays of awareness and intention that help readers to feel seen and understood with an emphasis on healing and wholeness." My experience with complex trauma informs my life and my writing. While I have written some posts specifically about that trauma, I would say that it informs all of my writing because it is part of who I am. My newsletter is a safe space for readers to feel welcome and at home when so many places do not offer that experience. When trauma is part of our story, we need these spaces! Please let me know if A Thin Space is a good fit, and thank you!
Hi Emily, I'm delighted to have discovered your work. I think your newsletter would be an excellent fit for SurvivorStack and look forward to welcoming you to the community.
This is amazing Clare, congratulations!
Thank you my friend 💕
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 💕
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 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.
Hi Clare! I might be coming a little late to the party, but I think my substack could fit well here in Survival Stack. Thank you for putting the resource together. I am going to spend some time connecting with others who write about their childhood experience. x
Not late at all, I'm delighted to have you!
Would you mind sharing a brief description that I could include in your SurvivorStack listing? 20ish words is enough, but it'd be nice to give readers a taster before they click through to your newsletter. Thank you!
Oh, wonderful! Thank you for having me. Here you go: Raw, thought-provoking writing that delves into the challenging journey of healing from childhood abuse, emotional neglect, and addiction.
Thank you! 🙏
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!
I love this resource Clare! Thank you for collating this, and thank you for including my newsletter here. I have worked with trauma on both sides of the therapy room for many years, and healing my own trauma experiences have been a huge part of my journey in recovering from a diagnosis of autoimmune disease. This is a subject I'm so passionate about and it's great to discover others on here who are writing about this too from all the different angles ❤
Delighted to have you Vicki 💕
I am writing a memoir about how childhood sexual assault impacted me, how I hid for half my life— afraid of the world and myself, and what finally changed for me.
I am two years into my real recovery and one year into sharing my feelings and experiences here on Substack.
Our stories always mattered, our words were always needed. I’m glad we are finding each other now. 🫳✨
My Substack is called Bird on a Mast. I named it after a story I heard in Iceland. Everyone cared about the third raven, the one that found Iceland. I cared about the bird on the mast, the one that couldn’t fly anywhere for safety or comfort. The one that was lost. What happened to her?
Welcome Andrea. Thank you so much for supporting this project. I'm happy to have discovered your work, and to include it in SurvivorStack.
Thank you for your work and gathering Clare. So happy to be in community with you.
Hi Clare! I guess I'm a little late for the Survivor Stack directory. I just responded on Saturday to your original announcement from a week ago. In case there's a place for me when you update, here is my original Note:
Hi Clare! It's been "my life walking on eggshells" since I was about five years old. I grew up in a home with domestic violence, and now I write for survivors (like me) of dysfunctional, toxic, and abusive environments and relationships. I tell "been there, done that" stories and offer insights on the obstacles standing in the way of healing and living a life that works. If you feel I'm a good fit for the directory, let me know. Thanks so much! Here's a sample: https://mylifewalkingoneggshells.substack.com/p/yeah-theyre-nice-but-are-they-kind
Hi Jan, you're not too late at all! I'd be delighted to include your newsletter, and I'm sorry it's taken me a bit to reply to you. I will be updating SurvivorStack later this week and will include your newsletter then! Thank you for reaching out 💕
Thank you so much. I really appreciate it, and the work you're doing. It'll be great to read all the other newsletters! Looking forward...thanks again!
What a great way to curate content and to let us discover so many beautiful publications. Thank you for this!
I started Expiration Date after a metastatic breast cancer diagnosis, as a resource for people going through similar experiences. I write about death, the disquiet that comes from being human and the preciousness of time. Writing helps me understand and chase what lurks in the shadows and it allows me to choose the words that will become my story - it’s a kind of therapy.
https://expirationdate.substack.com
Hi Sara, I'm so happy to have discovered your work and would love to include it in SurvivorStack. I've subscribed and am looking forward to reading more of your work. I will be updating the directory later this week and will include your newsletter then too! Thank you for reaching out 💕
Thank you so much, Clare.
Hello! I write about living with chronic illness/disability, and my physical experiences are deeply related to trauma, including suicide attempt/loss, sexual assault, and medical PTSD. Would love to be part of the community.
Hi Kelley, I'm so happy to discover your work. Before joining SurvivorStack, we ask that newsletters have at least 5 posts. Once you've hit that milestone, I'd be delighted to include you. Thank you for reaching out 💕
Would love you to add Down Clarty Lonnen - (muddy lane in the northeast vernacular) which I see as a metaphor for life. I'm a childhood sexual and emotional abuse survivor, and in my seventh decade writing about survival and finding our voice post menopause
https://open.substack.com/pub/suereed?utm_source=share&utm_medium=android&r=1cn6l0
Hi Sue, I'd be delighted to include you. My apologies - I have a vague memory of another comment/Note from you, but I see that I didn't include you in SurvivorStack yet. There have been so many submissions that I've struggled to keep track but thank you for following up. 💕
Thank you Clare. I can't begin to imagine what a huge task this has been! Well done for all you are doing. I'm very glad to be included, thank you 🙏
Delighted to have you Sue!
Hi Clare, I just came across SurvivorStack, and am grateful to have found it. I also wonder if my newsletter might be a good fit for this group. The short description for A Thin Space is, "For those who feel and live deeply, this newsletter is your companion. I write personal essays of awareness and intention that help readers to feel seen and understood with an emphasis on healing and wholeness." My experience with complex trauma informs my life and my writing. While I have written some posts specifically about that trauma, I would say that it informs all of my writing because it is part of who I am. My newsletter is a safe space for readers to feel welcome and at home when so many places do not offer that experience. When trauma is part of our story, we need these spaces! Please let me know if A Thin Space is a good fit, and thank you!
Hi Emily, I'm delighted to have discovered your work. I think your newsletter would be an excellent fit for SurvivorStack and look forward to welcoming you to the community.
Thank you, Clare. I look forward to being a part of it!