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Vibrant Health Company

Led by Dr. Traci Baxendale Ball — clinician, author, researcher, and body psychotherapist.

Helping individuals and clinicians understand and treat Complex Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (CPTSD) through trauma-specific, body-based approaches to healing.

09/14/2026

Mindfulness. Grounding. Movement. Yoga. Not all somatic (body-based) interventions treat CPTSD.

These practices can be valuable, but Complex PTSD may require more specialized work with the body.

Phase Three of our CPTSD framework focuses on trauma-specific somatic treatment, including gradually reconnecting with bodily sensations, understanding trauma-based responses, and developing new patterns of regulation.

The goal isn't to force someone deeper into their body, to work out, to release trauma or to claim a cure.

It's to help the body become a safer, more understandable place to live.

Save this post or share it with someone interested in a more complete understanding of CPTSD treatment.

Download the guide from our For Practitioners page:
https://vibranthealthcompany.com/for-practitioners

09/11/2026

Sometimes one loss doesn't even have time to settle before another one arrives. 💔🌧️🫀🥀🕯️

You lose someone you love. Then the children you've been caring for are taken from you too.

“𝘛𝘩𝘦𝘺 𝘵𝘰𝘰𝘬 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘮, 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘵𝘦 𝘵𝘰𝘰𝘬 𝘮𝘺 𝘣𝘢𝘣𝘪𝘦𝘴.”

Your body begins trembling. Your breathing becomes shallow. You freeze. And somehow, in the middle of everything, you blame yourself. 💔🧠🌧️🫀🥀

When loss arrives faster than you can process it, overwhelm can reach far beyond your emotions.

Sometimes the body shuts down when there is simply too much to hold.

That is not weakness. 🤍🫂🕯️🌱💔

Send this to someone whose world changed faster than their heart could process. 🤍🫂🌧️🕯️💔

09/09/2026

Trauma doesn't always stay in the past.

Research on Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) has helped us understand the connection between early adversity and health outcomes later in life.

When the body is exposed to prolonged toxic stress, especially under circumstances we cannot escape or change, that stress can contribute to physiological changes, including inflammation, that may increase vulnerability to health problems over time.

This doesn't mean trauma inevitably causes chronic illness. It means our physical health is an important part of understanding the long-term impact of complex trauma.

The mind and body aren't separate parts of the trauma story.

09/07/2026

Surviving is not the finish line of CPTSD treatment.

When symptoms decrease and crises become less frequent, another part of recovery can begin: rebuilding.

Phase Five of CPTSD treatment focuses on 𝗣𝗼𝘀𝘁𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘂𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗰 𝗚𝗿𝗼𝘄𝘁𝗵, supporting people as they strengthen their sense of self, relationships, coping, interests, priorities, and plans for the future.

The energy that was once reserved for surviving can begin to move toward personal growth.

Recovery isn't about erasing what happened.

It's about creating space for a life that is no longer organized around trauma.

Download the guidelines from our For Practitioners page:
https://vibranthealthcompany.com/for-practitioners

Save this post or share it with someone who needs to know that recovery can include more than survival.

09/04/2026

Sometimes you learn to disappear long before anyone notices you're gone. 💔🫀🌧️🥀🤍

When someone else's needs always come first, you may learn to stay quiet, ask for less, and stop expecting anyone to notice when you're struggling. 🧠⚠️🌧️🫀💔

Over time, that can become “𝗮𝗱𝗮𝗽𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗶𝗻𝘃𝗶𝘀𝗶𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆”—making yourself smaller when your needs repeatedly have nowhere to go.

You did not become invisible because your needs did not matter.

You learned to make yourself smaller because there never seemed to be enough room for you.

That is not the same as being unworthy of care. 🤍🫂🕯️🌱💔

Save this to remind yourself that taking up space does not make you a burden. 🤍🫂🌧️🕯️💔

09/02/2026

Meet 𝗔𝘂𝗱𝗿𝗲𝘆, one of our psychotherapists and 𝗧𝗿𝗮𝘂𝗺𝗮 𝗧𝗲𝗮𝗺 𝗟𝗲𝗮𝗱 at 𝘝𝘪𝘣𝘳𝘢𝘯𝘵 𝘏𝘦𝘢𝘭𝘵𝘩 𝘊𝘰𝘮𝘱𝘢𝘯𝘺.

Audrey’s work is grounded in the belief that trauma-specific care means looking beneath symptoms to the deeper wounds that may be shaping them. Her approach is collaborative, body-aware, and flexible, with movement, nature, and nervous system regulation playing an important role in the healing process.

She also brings plenty of herself into the work: a love of the outdoors, birding, backpacking, paddle boarding, and a deep respect for the resilience she sees in her clients every day.

Follow VHC for more team stories and trauma-specific education.

Learn more about Audrey and our team at
https://vibranthealthcompany.com/about-us

08/31/2026

𝗟𝗲𝘁'𝘀 𝗯𝗲 𝗰𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗿: the goal is always to help people 𝘍𝘈𝘊𝘌, 𝘍𝘌𝘌𝘓, 𝘈𝘕𝘋 𝘋𝘌𝘈𝘓 with their traumatic past. But before this, prepare the person.

For people living with CPTSD, going straight into traumatic memories may be too much, too soon.

Our new treatment guidelines, published in the Clinical Social Work Journal, mirror Judith Herman's original work and identify 𝗣𝗿𝗲𝗽𝗮𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 as the first phase of CPTSD treatment.

Safety. Trust. Immediate needs. Psychoeducation. These aren't delays in trauma treatment. They're part of the treatment.

Without adequate preparation, deeper trauma processing can lead to flooding and early termination of treatment.

CPTSD treatment should meet people where they are, not rush them toward where we think they should be.

Download the new CPTSD treatment guidelines from our For Practitioners page:
https://vibranthealthcompany.com/for-practitioners

08/28/2026

From the outside, it can look like confidence.
From the inside, it can feel like survival. 💔🫀🌧️🥀🤍

You keep achieving.
Keep performing.
Keep pushing yourself.

But behind every success is a nervous system that never feels allowed to stop. 🧠⚠️🌧️🫀💔

In this case, panic attacks began before competitions, alongside body shaming, bullying, and being repeatedly called "dumb."

For many people living with CPTSD, high performance is not about chasing perfection.

Sometimes it's about trying to outrun shame, fear, or the belief that you must earn your worth.

Success can hide suffering.

And achievement does not always mean someone feels safe. 🤍🫂🕯️🌱💔

Share this with someone who looks like they're doing well, but is carrying more than anyone knows. 🤍🫂🌧️🕯️💔

08/27/2026

Patients might repeat their story over and over and not ever connect to feeling….leaving complex trauma unresolved and non-integrated. This clinical problem will be addressed in my upcoming workshop and materials set for release gradually throughout the next year.

08/26/2026

Practice Tai Chi Qigong with me just like we do in class! Try this...

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