A Place to Heal: Growing Together After Trauma

After moving through the five phases of post-traumatic growth — as we explored earlier through Dr. Edith Shiro’s model — a quiet longing began to grow within me.

A longing to do more than just share my story.
I wanted to support others in finding their own path.
To create a space where healing doesn’t have to be rushed.
Where gentleness, meaning, and connection are central.

That’s how the idea for an online platform for post-traumatic growth was born.

Because if you’ve ever lived through trauma, you know how isolating it can feel.
How hard it is to find words for something that silences you.
And how powerful it is when someone simply sits beside you — without judgment, with deep recognition.

You might compare it to what an AA group offers people in recovery:
a safe space where you can lay down your story and slowly reshape it — with others, for yourself.

This is not therapy.

The platform is designed for people who’ve experienced one-time traumatic events —
a work accident, burnout, sudden loss, long-term illness, violence, bullying, or any event that breaks life open without warning.

Perhaps the initial stabilisation after PTSD has already taken place.
You’re functioning again — on the surface.

But certain fears still trigger you, unexpectedly.
You feel different now — as if something inside you has shifted.
Your values, your priorities, your perspective on life... they’ve all changed.

You're no longer the same person.

And yet, you're searching:
For recognition.
For connection.
For others who understand.

You sense that you want to grow — but you don’t know how.
And you know one thing for sure:
You don’t want to do it alone.

That’s exactly why this platform exists.
Together, we gently face the lingering fears and triggers.
And together, we move — step by step — through the five phases of post-traumatic growth.
Not by pushing forward, but by growing into a deeper sense of who you truly are now.

 That’s where this platform comes in.

It offers guidance at your pace, on your terms.
No pressure, no deadlines — just space to breathe, reflect, and gently grow into strength.

The platform follows the five phases of post-traumatic growth, and includes for each phase:

•  Practical tools

•  Exclusive insights from my book

•  Small-group online Q&A sessions

•  Sharing circles with peers who understand

•  Optional one-on-one coaching for deeper support

The goal isn’t to “go back to who you were.”
The goal is to move forward — with more insight, resilience, and softness than you thought possible.

What makes this platform unique is that it doesn’t work from a place of problem,
but from a place of potential.

It acknowledges your pain — but also opens the door to purpose, wholeness, and connection.

Together, we give trauma a language.
Together, we make it speakable — in workplaces, in families, and most of all, in ourselves.
Because when we share our stories, something shifts.

Space is created.

For healing.
For growth.
For something new.