• Repeated, historic traumatic experiences such as:

  • Childhood abuse or neglect (emotional, physical, sexual)

  • Developmental trauma and attachment wounds

  • Long-term and past domestic violence or intimate partner abuse

  • Chronic invalidation or emotional abuse or gaslighting

  • Growing up in chaotic, unpredictable, or unsafe environments

  • Growing up with emotionally unavailable or unpredictable caregivers

  • Enmeshment or boundary violations

  • Childhood experiences of bullying or isolation

  • Systemic oppression or discrimination

  • Chronic Mental Health Issues

Early experiences that disrupted your sense of security:

• Insecure attachment patterns

• Parental mental illness, substance abuse, or emotional immaturity

• Adoption or foster care experiences

• Medical trauma in childhood

• Loss of a caregiver or disrupted relationships

• Generational or intergenerational trauma

Harm that occurred within relationships or Wounds from early relationships that affect how you connect today:

• Domestic violence or intimate partner abuse

• Sexual trauma or coercion

• Betrayal trauma

• Emotional abuse in adult relationships

• Insecure attachment patterns (anxious, avoidant, or disorganized)

• Fear of abandonment or difficulty trusting others

• Codependency or enmeshment in relationships

• Difficulty setting boundaries or knowing your own needs

• Adult children of narcissistic or emotionally immature parents

When trauma gets stored in the body, including:

• Chronic pain or tension without medical explanation

• Digestive issues, headaches, or fatigue linked to stress

• Nervous system dysregulation (anxiety, panic, or shutdown)

• Disconnection from body sensations or physical numbness

• Difficulty feeling safe or at home in your body

When different parts of you feel at war with each other:

• Inner critic or harsh self-judgment

• People-pleasing parts versus boundary-setting parts

• Parts that want connection versus parts that fear vulnerability

• Self-sabotaging patterns or conflicting desires

• Feeling like "multiple versions" of yourself in different situations

• Chronic Shame and Shutdown

• Chronic Fight or Flight

• Chronic Dissociation

• Chronic Freeze and Functional Freeze

• Chronic Somatic Pains