Not sure if what you’re feeling is complex trauma?

Here is a free guide for deeply caring, often overwhelmed adults who want to understand their inner world without pressure. This free self-reflection guide can help you explore gently, and at your own pace. Download your free guide below.

What if what you're feeling makes sense?

Maybe you’ve always been the strong one. The helper. The one who holds it all together. But lately, you're exhausted in a way that sleep doesn’t fix. Disconnected from your body. Numb. On edge. Quietly bracing for something that never quite comes.

You wonder:

"Why do I feel this way when nothing 'bad' is happening anymore?"
"Am I just broken? Is this just who I am?"

This guide is for you.

What’s Inside This Free Self-Reflection Guide

You’ll receive an introduction to what complex trauma really is and how it might live in your nervous system, relationships, and daily life.

  • A plain-language explanation of complex trauma

  • Prompts to gently explore how trauma may show up in your body, emotions, and patterns

  • A chance to name experiences that felt “normal” but left lasting pain

  • An invitation to reconnect with your inner world—with compassion

  • Support options if you realize, yes, this might be you

If you’ve ever thought…

“I feel too much, but also nothing.”
“I don’t even know who I am when I’m not pleasing or performing.”
“I keep getting triggered, and I don’t know why.”
“I can’t relax—even when I’m safe.”
“I’ve been in survival mode for as long as I can remember.”

You’re not broken. You’re likely living with complex trauma and your symptoms are actually survival strategies. This guide can help you begin making sense of what you've felt for years.

Why This Matters

Understanding complex trauma can be the first step toward:

  • Feeling safe in your body again

  • Soothing the inner critic that never stops

  • Setting boundaries without guilt

  • Cultivating relationships that don’t cost you your peace

  • Beginning to believe: I'm not too much. I'm not too late.

This is a private, no-pressure resource.

You don’t have to talk to anyone or share anything to benefit from this guide. Just start where you are.

About the Creator

Hi, I’m Gelica Tatarenko, a trauma therapist who helps deeply feeling, chronically exhausted adults heal the impacts of complex trauma. I know that therapy can feel too big, too soon. That’s why this guide exists, to offer a bridge, not a push.

If and when you feel ready, I’d be honored to support you.
You deserve to feel safe, known, and whole.