The C-PTSD Project

For cycle-breakers healing from Complex PTSD: weekly reflections on recovery, reparenting, and breaking generational patterns. I'm a creative writing professor and author of two poetry collections, writing my way through healing and parenting.

By Charlotte Pence

· Launched a year ago

Lion’s Breath in a Gravel Parking Lot

Month 11 with yoga, cacao, peacocks, and the moment that mattered most wasn’t the one I expected.

Jun 17 • Charlotte Pence

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What is Complex-PTSD?

Jun 30, 2025 • Charlotte Pence

Six Months In and Taking Stock of This Project

Jan 6 • Charlotte Pence

Why My Family and I Are Back to Eating at 5:00 PM

Dec 8, 2025 • Charlotte Pence

What I Wish My Partner Knew About Loving Someone with C-PTSD

Feb 14 • Charlotte Pence

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The Hardest Room, Week Four

Jun 4 • Charlotte Pence

The Hardest Room, Week 3

May 23 • Charlotte Pence

The Cart Divided

May 16 • Charlotte Pence

Yoga, Trauma, and the Art of Lying on the Floor Without Apologizing for It

May 5 • Charlotte Pence

My Shoulders Are Not Earrings

Apr 5 • Charlotte Pence

Plot Twist: I Wasn’t Worrying. I Was Just Being Mean to Myself.

Mar 2 • Charlotte Pence