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Recent Posts From Our Self-Harm Recovery Blog

You Don’t Have To Hit Rock Bottom To Ask For Help
You don’t need to wait until it’s “bad enough.” Reaching out early is strength. Healing can begin right now, before the crisis, before the spiral, before rock bottom.

Our Approach to Self-Harm Recovery: What We’re Not
We’re not crisis-driven, judgmental, or forcing you into labels. We’re a safe space for healing on your terms, rooted in compassion, community, and connection, without fear of being misunderstood.

When Risky Behavior Is Self-Harm: What We’re Really Running From
Sometimes self-harm doesn’t look like what you expect. Risky behaviors can be pain in disguise. Let’s explore the why, with kindness, clarity, and space to heal what’s underneath.

Parenting Mental Health by Age: A Gentle Guide to Tough Talks
Talking to kids about mental health, safety, and growing up doesn’t have to feel impossible. This guide helps you open up, age by age, with warmth, wisdom, and care.

Tending to the Body: A Gentle Path Toward Care, Not Control
Your body deserves kindness, even after harm. These gentle, trauma-informed practices invite you to reconnect with your body in safety, softness, and support, one small moment at a time.

When Numbing Becomes Harm: Understanding Substance Use as a Form of Self-Injury
Numbing might feel like relief, but your pain deserves more than silence. This post explores why numbing shows up, and how you can move toward gentler, more healing choices.

Understanding Body-Focused Repetitive Behaviors (BFRBs): A Compassionate Guide for Families, Clinicians, and Allies
BFRBs can be confusing and often misunderstood. This blog gently explores what they are, why they happen, and how support, awareness, and compassion can help in managing them.

Understanding Non-Suicidal Self-Injury (NSSI): A Compassionate Guide for Families and Professionals
NSSI is often misunderstood. This guide breaks it down with compassion, what it is, what it isn’t, and how to support yourself or someone you love on the path to healing.
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