About That Jack https://aboutthatjack.com My CPTSD Journey Wed, 22 Apr 2026 15:38:56 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://aboutthatjack.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/cropped-2-32x32.png About That Jack https://aboutthatjack.com 32 32 Why Healing CPTSD Makes You Feel Younger https://aboutthatjack.com/why-healing-cptsd-makes-you-feel-younger/ https://aboutthatjack.com/why-healing-cptsd-makes-you-feel-younger/#respond Wed, 22 Apr 2026 15:38:56 +0000 https://aboutthatjack.com/?p=5563 When Healing Feels Like “Acting Younger” There’s a subtle shift that happens when you start healing from CPTSD. At first, it’s quiet. You notice you’re a little less tense in situations that used to put you on edge. Your body stops its constant scan for what might go wrong. You realize you don’t have to […]

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]]> https://aboutthatjack.com/why-healing-cptsd-makes-you-feel-younger/feed/ 0 I Thought I Was Further Along Than This https://aboutthatjack.com/i-thought-i-was-further-along-than-this/ https://aboutthatjack.com/i-thought-i-was-further-along-than-this/#respond Sun, 12 Apr 2026 13:45:47 +0000 https://aboutthatjack.com/?p=5551 There’s this quiet expectation that after enough therapy, enough self-awareness, and enough “doing the work” that something clicks. Like one day you wake up and think, “Ah. There it is. I’m healed now.” Wouldn’t that be nice? The truth of the matter, however, is you can spend years healing and still have days, weeks, even, […]

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]]> https://aboutthatjack.com/i-thought-i-was-further-along-than-this/feed/ 0 Meet Kelley Jensen: From Diagnosis to Advocacy https://aboutthatjack.com/meet-kelley-jensen-from-diagnosis-to-advocacy/ https://aboutthatjack.com/meet-kelley-jensen-from-diagnosis-to-advocacy/#respond Wed, 01 Apr 2026 19:30:17 +0000 https://aboutthatjack.com/?p=5553 Meet Kelley Kelley Jensen, Chief Marketing Officer, is a passionate advocate for rethinking how we approach brain health and mental wellness. For her, this work isn’t just professional, it’s deeply personal. As the mother of a son with autism, Kelley has experienced firsthand the challenges, uncertainty, and constant learning that come with navigating a complex […]

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]]> https://aboutthatjack.com/meet-kelley-jensen-from-diagnosis-to-advocacy/feed/ 0 The Burnout No One Talks About in Healing https://aboutthatjack.com/the-burnout-no-one-talks-about-in-healing/ https://aboutthatjack.com/the-burnout-no-one-talks-about-in-healing/#comments Tue, 17 Mar 2026 17:15:14 +0000 https://aboutthatjack.com/?p=5544 The Expectation of Strength After “Doing the Work” There’s this quiet expectation that comes with healing. Once you’ve “done the work,” and you’ve survived the worst of it, when you can name your trauma and talk about it without completely falling apart… you’re supposed to be strong. Resilient. Grounded. And self-aware. The Pressure of Being […]

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]]> https://aboutthatjack.com/the-burnout-no-one-talks-about-in-healing/feed/ 6 Why People With CPTSD Are Incredibly Strong https://aboutthatjack.com/why-people-with-cptsd-are-incredibly-strong/ https://aboutthatjack.com/why-people-with-cptsd-are-incredibly-strong/#respond Sat, 07 Mar 2026 20:15:43 +0000 https://aboutthatjack.com/?p=5539 The Strength of People Living With CPTSD If you ask most people with CPTSD how strong they are, they’ll probably laugh. Not because they think it’s funny. Because most of us don’t feel strong. And when you’re dealing with trauma of any kind, it’s easy to fall into the belief that you’re broken or weak. […]

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]]> https://aboutthatjack.com/why-people-with-cptsd-are-incredibly-strong/feed/ 0 Stef Vachon on Pride and Self-Permission https://aboutthatjack.com/stef-vachon-on-pride-and-self-permission/ https://aboutthatjack.com/stef-vachon-on-pride-and-self-permission/#respond Wed, 04 Mar 2026 18:09:29 +0000 https://aboutthatjack.com/?p=5526 Meet Stef Stef Vachon is a proud queer man, husband, father, keynote speaker, former professional figure skater, and host of the Together Moving Forward Podcast, where he explores identity, healing, self-respect, and pride through lived experience. When did you first realize something from your past was affecting you? I didn’t realize it intellectually. I realized it […]

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]]> https://aboutthatjack.com/stef-vachon-on-pride-and-self-permission/feed/ 0 How Being Strong Is a CPTSD Survival Habit https://aboutthatjack.com/how-being-strong-is-a-cptsd-survival-habit/ https://aboutthatjack.com/how-being-strong-is-a-cptsd-survival-habit/#respond Wed, 25 Feb 2026 17:23:10 +0000 https://aboutthatjack.com/?p=5517 The Hyper-Independent Heart: When “Being Strong” is a Trauma Response Growing up, I was always the strong one. The capable one. And the one who figures it out. For some people, those sentences are a badge they wear with pride. For others, especially those living with CPTSD, they’re quiet confessions. If the adults around you […]

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]]> https://aboutthatjack.com/how-being-strong-is-a-cptsd-survival-habit/feed/ 0 CPTSD Guide: Build Daily Safety Habits https://aboutthatjack.com/cptsd-guide-build-daily-safety-habits/ https://aboutthatjack.com/cptsd-guide-build-daily-safety-habits/#comments Fri, 20 Feb 2026 17:11:54 +0000 https://aboutthatjack.com/?p=5508 CPTSD & Everyday Safety CPTSD isn’t just “a longer, worse PTSD.” It’s a deeper pattern of how the nervous system learns safety and danger from repeated trauma, especially trauma that happened in relationships, over time, or when you couldn’t escape. It can affect your emotions, your sense of self, how you connect with others, and […]

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]]> https://aboutthatjack.com/cptsd-guide-build-daily-safety-habits/feed/ 1 Why My CPTSD Makes Me a Walking Red Flag https://aboutthatjack.com/why-my-cptsd-makes-me-a-walking-red-flag/ https://aboutthatjack.com/why-my-cptsd-makes-me-a-walking-red-flag/#respond Tue, 10 Feb 2026 20:39:08 +0000 https://aboutthatjack.com/?p=5498 My Nervous System is a Red Flag (And I’m Done Apologizing For It) I’m going to throw this out there: Those of us living with CPTSD are walking red flags. Yes, that may hit hard. It might even make you want to close the page. However, let’s be real, living with CPTSD often means our […]

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]]> https://aboutthatjack.com/why-my-cptsd-makes-me-a-walking-red-flag/feed/ 0 The 3 Stages of Trauma Healing Explained https://aboutthatjack.com/the-3-stages-of-trauma-healing-explained/ https://aboutthatjack.com/the-3-stages-of-trauma-healing-explained/#respond Mon, 02 Feb 2026 14:29:54 +0000 https://aboutthatjack.com/?p=5494 Healing Isn’t a Smooth Arc, It’s Chapters There is a definite before, during, and after period of healing. And each stage comes with its own learning curve. Some people mistake healing for one smooth arc, when in reality it’s chapters. The Before: Survival Mode Right at the beginning. Where you don’t have language yet, just […]

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