About CPTSD Warrior

CPTSD Warrior is a survivor-led space created to support people living with complex trauma.

My name is Wanda, and I created CPTSD Warrior as a place where survivors can feel less alone, more understood, and gently supported as they navigate life with CPTSD. After decades of living in survival mode, questioning my own reality, and trying to make sense of my symptoms, I eventually discovered that I was living with complex PTSD, and everything finally clicked into place.

My healing began long before I had a name for what I was experiencing. But naming it opened a door: to understanding, to compassion, and to the slow, steady work of reconnecting with my body, my voice, and my sense of safety.

This website grew out of that journey.

For the past 9 years, I’ve shared parts of my healing process online as CPTSD Warrior, offering reflections, grounding practices, and nervous system education to help other survivors feel seen. I’ve spent 30 years on my own healing journey and have poured that lived experience into everything I create here.

Through CPTSD Warrior, I share:

• grounding practices
• somatic regulation tools
• reflections from my healing journey
• nervous system education
• survivor-centered insights
• gentle encouragement for difficult days

Healing from complex trauma is not linear, and it’s not something we rush. My intention is not to “fix” anyone or provide all the answers. Instead, CPTSD Warrior is a place to land, breathe, and learn at your own pace, a place to feel understood without judgment.

Alongside my lived experience, I bring a strong foundation of trauma-informed and somatic training. I am a certified trauma informed coach, a certified somatic coach, and a trauma-informed educator with over 20 years of experience in education and social development. I’ve studied with leaders such as Dr. Peter Levine, Deb Dana, and Irene Lyon, and continue to deepen my understanding of nervous system regulation and trauma recovery.

CPTSD Warrior is not therapy and does not replace mental health support. It’s a companion on the journey, a survivor-led guide offering tools, knowledge, and validation to help you reconnect with yourself gently and safely.

I also run Trauma Informed Education Services (TIES), a separate platform focused on trauma-informed education and resources for professionals who support people with CPTSD. While TIES serves helpers and practitioners, CPTSD Warrior remains rooted in the survivor experience, created by a survivor, for survivors.

You are not alone.
You are not broken.
And healing is possible, one gentle step at a time.