cPTSD is not about what’s wrong with you, but about what happened to you. It’s an understandable response to repeated injury. Healing from cPTSD is not linear; it’s a journey of unlearning the harmful lessons of trauma and relearning how to love yourself. The inner critic keeps us trapped, echoing the voices of our past, but self-compassion can begin to silence it. By embracing reparenting, setting healthy boundaries, and managing emotional flashbacks, those with cPTSD can move from merely surviving to truly thriving.