This is not the end of your story. Itβs the chapter where you reclaim your voice, rewrite your patterns, and remember your worth.
πΏ The Healing Ground: A Resource Library for Survivors
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π Emotional + Trauma Healing
CPTSD Foundation
Daily support, trauma-informed education, and community for those healing from chronic emotional or psychological abuse.
π https://cptsdfoundation.orgThe Nap Ministry
Explores rest as a form of healing and resistance, especially for those recovering from burnout or survival mode.
π https://thenapministry.comThe Body Keeps the Score(Book by Bessel van der Kolk)
Understand how trauma lives in the body β and how to gently reclaim your safety, peace, and sense of self.
π Book InfoThe Holistic Psychologist
Free content, journaling prompts, and videos on trauma healing, boundaries, and self-reclamation.
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π§ Education on Coercive Control + Narcissistic Abuse
Dr. Ramani Durvasula (YouTube + Blog)
Renowned psychologist who specializes in narcissistic abuse and relational trauma. Her videos are practical, validating, and easy to follow.
π Dr. Ramaniβs YouTubeThe Mend Project
Education on double abuse, gaslighting, and the invisible wounds of coercive control β with resources for survivors and support systems.
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βοΈ Self-Guided Tools + Healing Practices
The Strawberry Sanctuary β Weekly Tools & Healing Guides
Grounded, poetic support for nervous system regulation, journaling, and reclaiming softness.
πStart here
Free meditations, nervous system tools, and gentle trauma-informed breathwork.
π https://insighttimer.comRising Woman β Shadow Work Journal Prompts
Tools to reconnect with your truth, integrate unhealed parts, and move forward with clarity.
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π§ Gentle Mental Health & Emotional Support
You deserve support that sees you β not just in moments of danger, but in moments of overwhelm, numbness, or grief. Below are gentle options for those navigating crisis, disconnection, or emotional burnout. These aren't just hotlines β theyβre lifelines for soft hearts in hard places.
π§ Warmline Directory
Sometimes you donβt need an emergency team β you just need a human voice. Warmlines are peer-run listening lines staffed by people who get it. No crisis required. Just a safe space to be heard.
π https://warmline.orgπ Inclusive Therapists
Find culturally affirming, trauma-informed therapists who get the complexity of healing from abuse, generational harm, and systemic trauma.
π inclusivetherapists.comπ€ Open Path Collective
Affordable therapy for survivors, starting at $30β$60/session. Search by trauma, identity, or location.
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ποΈ Leaving Abusive Relationships (Emotional + Legal Support)
π StrongHearts Native Helpline
Culturally rooted crisis line for Native and Two-Spirit survivors of relationship violence.
π 1-844-762-8483 | 24/7
π strongheartshelpline.orgπ©π½βπ¦° The Hotline (Domestic Violence Support)
A classic, but now trauma-informed and inclusive. Offers text/chat options if speaking out loud feels unsafe.
π 1-800-799-SAFE
π thehotline.orgπ‘οΈ Women's Law β Know Your Rights
Detailed info on restraining orders, custody, and abuse-specific legal help. Compassionate language, no fear tactics.
π womenslaw.orgβοΈ The National Family Violence Law Center
If you're navigating post-separation abuse through the court system. Especially helpful for mothers in high-conflict custody cases.
π familyviolencelaw.org