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Posts by Kathy Degen

Kathy Degen is a holistic lifestyle blogger with over 30 years in healthcare. She blends yoga philosophy, Vedic astrology, and modern healing practices to help women over 50 find alignment and inner peace. Through her blog, Forward After The Pause, she shares insights and research to inspire a life of renewed purpose. When she's not writing, Kathy practices yoga, studies Vedic astrology, and helps women rediscover their spark.

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Breaking Free: Healing from cPTSD and Reclaiming My Life

“The wound is the place where the Light enters you.” ~Rumi

In 2011, my world shattered. My mother passed away, and with her, the fragile scaffolding that held my life together. It wasn’t just grief. It was as if her death unearthed a deep well of pain I had been carrying for years.

Looking back, I can see that I was living with complex PTSD (cPTSD), though I didn’t have the language for it at the time. cPTSD is a condition that often results from prolonged exposure to trauma, leaving deep emotional scars. It manifests as a constant state of …