The Only Way Out

is all the way through

The Chrysalis Project Mission

.The purpose of the Chrysalis Project is to foster healing from deep trauma.

The healing process can be long, difficult and bewilderingly intense. It can derail us and perplex us.

 It drives some to suicide.

But the rewards of healing far exceed the pain.

This project is dedicated to the premise that healing from trauma is both possible and worth the journey. The Chrysalis Project is not therapy, yet it builds on the strengths-based therapy approach that centers on a survivor’s power, resilience and resources.

Rather than dwelling on darkness, my personal project redirects survivors into light.

The goal, for survivors, is to reframe the story we tell ourselves about who we are and what happened to us. We can learn to see our own life story as a compelling example of adaptive responses. Once our own survival strategies protected us from destruction by dark forces. Now we can transform them, rebuild the life we want to live and triumph over challenges.

We can become the heroes of our own life story.

My vision for the Chrysalis Project is a world where every trauma survivor finds the hope, resources and support they need to heal and thrive.