on the blog

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Introverts + INFJs + Gentle Souls

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Mental Health + Therapy Things

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Paper Cranes

Working through trauma

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Business for Introverts

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Life Stuff

Sam Ruckle - Owner at Counsellor at Paper Crane Of Hope 9/7/26 Sam Ruckle - Owner at Counsellor at Paper Crane Of Hope 9/7/26

How I Became a Trauma Therapist

How does someone become a trauma therapist? In this personal story, I share my journey from youth work, homelessness services, and frontline crisis support to counselling and trauma therapy. It's a story about burnout, purpose, healing, and finding the work I was always meant to do.