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Writer's picture: Michelle HammelMichelle Hammel

I've been in recovery from CPTSD for 4+ years and I currently facilitate peer support groups for neurodivergent and queer communities through The LOFT, own company QueerStart and The FORUM. I also have a private community called SAFE HAUS that ties in elements of the healing process and gives recovering folks a safe place to exist. I've trained and collaborated, with trauma specialists who have given me tools and systems to help my facilitation and coaching processes.


Michelle solo camping in Ithaca, NY
Introspection and being alone with my human body in nature is like being on another planet 😍

...personally, one-on-one therapy comes with a lot of communication and language barriers. [I am dyslexic and most people don't know what that means - it means I think and perceive information differently.] I'm usually left felling not seen and/or misunderstood. Because of this, I have always supplemented with group therapy and group peer support. It's been found that folks are more trusting in a container with other folks who are experiencing the same things and are able to trust the process more because there is a sense of validation that comes along with peer support. (turns out outside validation is very important for the recovery process.)


Transitions are my specialty and most recently, within the last 4 years, I've been tailoring my skills towards specifically helping members of the queer community step into their recovery process while lending them the support that should come along with that transition... and transitions to come.


My cat, Dave being hugged
shout out to Dave for all his healing power and his own recovery as a Brooklyn street cat.

Transitions do not stop happening. They will keep popping up to disturb our lives and make us uncomfortable. My job is to equip those looking for sustainable, nourishing tools to make our transitions smoother. Note that I did not say "easy." These tools really lie in understanding our needs during our perceived chaos and a regulated nervous system to trust that we are correct about these needs. Lot's of times we gaslight ourselves into believing we don't need help or that we deserve this pain because we put ourselves here. Maybe we did but we did it because we believed in ourselves at one point to get where we are now -that process does not stop and it can be hard to believe that it's working. We'll talk about time travel on a different day :) love you. mean it.

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