From Surviving to Thriving: Reclaim Your Identity and Rewrite Your Story After Trauma
There was a night I stood in my kitchen and made a decision that changed everything. I was carrying something I had buried for years, sexual abuse that began when I was fifteen, at the hands of the man I worked for. I thought I had left it behind. But trauma has a way of finding you.That night I chose to tell my mom. What followed moved fast, a trial, a conviction, and a prison sentence. And I thought it was over.It wasn't.For the next twenty years I carried what that abuse had done to my nervous system, my mind, and my sense of self. Depression, anxiety, dissociation, irritability, thoughts that told me I shouldn't still be here. Through all of it I served twenty-two years in the Navy and built a family I loved. They kept me alive when I couldn't do it for myself.Five years ago I began my real healing journey, not surviving, but actually living. And what I found on the other side of that work changed everything I thought I knew about myself, about trauma, and about what recovery truly looks like.That journey is why I do this work.I understand from the inside what it means to carry something for decades that you couldn't name, couldn't explain, and couldn't seem to escape. I know what it feels like when your body holds what your mind tried to forget. I know the exhaustion of functioning on the outside while fragmenting on the inside. And I know, with everything in me, that healing is genuinely possible.I work with survivors of sexual abuse and trauma who are ready to stop just surviving and start understanding what happened to them, why they respond the way they do, and how to finally feel safe in their own lives and bodies.This is not about fixing you. You are not broken. Your responses make complete sense given what you survived.This is about helping your nervous system learn something it may have never been allowed to know, that safety is real, that healing is possible, and that you deserve both.You found this page for a reason.I'm here.
Ready to start your healing journey? Let's talk.Email me at [email protected] and we can schedule a call to discuss if I'm the right coach for you.No pressure, no judgement, just a safe space to take the first step.Not ready to book a call? Sign up for my newsletter below and receive my free eBook:"From Surviving to Thriving: A Guide to Rebuilding After Trauma."
Vision Statement:
To empower survivors of sexual abuse to reclaim their voice, restore their sense of self, and rise into a life of purpose, wholeness, and freedom, not defined by their past, but fueled by their strength.
Mission Statement:
Survivor to Thriver Coaching is dedicated to guiding sexual abuse survivors through the deep work of healing and identity rebuilding.Using trauma-informed, evidence-based mindset tools and compassionate coaching, I help individuals break free from shame, silence, and survival patterns so they can cultivate self-worth, resilience, and a thriving life beyond the trauma.
Core Values:
Acceptance:
You must accept your past to create space for healing, peace, and clarity.When you accept your past, you're able to validate your experience, reclaim your power, open the door to self-compassion, and no longer let your past define you.
Accountability:
Accountability allows you to move from a place of powerlessness into a place of agency and growth.Acceptance helps you create momentum, build trust in yourself, keeps you grounded in action, disrupts self-sabotage, and helps strengthen your relationships.
Action:
Taking action is what transforms awareness into change.Taking action helps to rewire our brain, break free from paralysis, build confidence and momentum, and restores your sense of control.
About Mark
I’m a 22-year Navy veteran, a survivor of sexual abuse, and now a mindset coach.I struggled with my trauma from sexual abuse for 20 years, finally faced my own pain, and came out stronger.Now, I help others rebuild from the inside out.Healing isn’t about pretending it never happened.It’s about learning to rise anyway.Follow for trauma-informed mindset tools, to learn about my healing journey, and the path from surviving to thriving.Stay positive and take action!