One of the things that I always find fascinating is that, when I look back and how Surviving My Past got started, it’s mind-blowing to see it from the tiny place where I started sharing…

This guest post comes courtesy of friend and regular contributor to Surviving My Past, Erin Fado. You can check out more of Erin’s work both here and on her own blog, You Will Bear Witness.…

Recovering from trauma is a long and challenging journey, and with healing from past struggles comes the process of forgiveness. However what’s important about this journey of forgiveness is not forgiving whomever or whatever may…

Looking for signs, something that many of us do to help gain some perspective or perhaps guidance, on a particular decision that we are faced with. If you are one who looks for validation in the…

This Guest Blog post comes in an effort to help equip parents, caregivers, friends, and family with information and resources found on Surviving My Past and Jumo Health. By utilizing this resource and others, we can hopefully inspire and…

This guest blog post comes from Jason Miller, who shares his incredible story of survival and living a bipolar life. As you read  and feel the struggles that Jason shares, please be kind to yourself.…

This Guest Blog post comes from Brandon, who wanted to share his story about being a survivor of and recovering from childhood trauma. As you’ll see when you read through Brandon’s article, we can always…

When you think about how you view yourself, your inner world…what comes to mind? Is it compassion, kindness, self-love, and contentment…or do things like, self-criticism, shame, broken, and hopeless come to mind? For so many.…