Healing Beyond the Home

  • Modern living room with curved white sofa, orange accent chair, circular coffee tables, woven rug, indoor plant, and metallic decorative figure against a neutral wall.

    Home Fix Boutiqie

    Home Fix Boutique: Curated Healing, One Piece at a Time

    At Home Fix Boutique, we curate meaningful pieces that bring warmth, intention, and healing energy into your space.

    What Makes Us Different:

    Every Item Tells a Story: From handmade decor to thoughtfully sourced furnishings, every product we carry is chosen with heart and healing in mind.

    Affordable and Accessible: We believe healing spaces should be accessible to all. Our boutique offers budget-friendly options without compromising on style or soul.

    Trade + Retail with a Purpose: Whether you’re a survivor designing a new start or a professional seeking trauma-informed pieces for your clients, our bespoke service offers tailored support and meaningful design solutions.

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    SJ Interior Designs

    SJ Interior Designs: Trauma-Informed Interiors for the Soul

    Led by a survivor, for survivors, SJ Interior Designs specializes in healing-centered spatial design. We go beyond aesthetics to design with emotional wellness in mind.

    Our Design Philosophy:

    Safety First: We prioritize safety, comfort, and flow, ensuring each space encourages grounding and ease.

    Soothing Palettes & Textures: We incorporate calming color schemes, natural textures, and biophilic elements to ease the nervous system.

    Decluttered, Peaceful Spaces: A clutter-free space is a clutter-free mind. We help you create environments that reduce stress and increase clarity.

    Empowerment Through Design: We collaborate with clients to make choices that feel empowering, personal, and affirming—restoring a sense of agency in every room.

    From trauma-informed bedroom sanctuaries to restorative living areas and creative workspaces, SJ Interior Designs turns homes into healing ecosystems where survivors can breathe, rest, and rebuild.

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    The Body Solution Wear

    The Body Solution Wear

    Movement. Confidence. Healing from Within.

    The Body Solution Wear is more than just activewear—it’s a movement. Born from lived experience and inspired by the journey of healing, our brand celebrates every stretch, scar, and story. We believe that movement is medicine, and that every body—regardless of shape, size, or past—deserves to feel confident, supported, and free.

    Rooted in wellness and trauma-informed values, our activewear is designed to empower survivors, uplift women, and redefine fitness as a form of self-love and inner strength.

    What We Stand For:

    Body Confidence: We design for real bodies—celebrating diversity, comfort, and self-worth at every stage of your journey.

    Movement for Healing: Whether it’s a morning walk, yoga flow, or dancing in your living room, our apparel supports healing through gentle, affirming movement.

    Function + Soul: Crafted with premium materials and thoughtful design, our pieces are made to move with you—and remind you of your power.

    Every collection is a love letter to those reclaiming their bodies, their rhythm, and their peace.

    You are not just wearing activewear. You are wearing your strength.

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The Power of Hygiene in Trauma Healing

Reclaiming Dignity, Routine, and Self-Worth
For survivors of trauma, especially those who have experienced domestic abuse, homelessness, or displacement, basic hygiene can feel like both a challenge and a deeply emotional act. But it is far more than cleanliness—it’s a pathway back to self, structure, and self-love.
Here’s how hygiene plays a powerful role in trauma recovery:
1. Reclaiming Control and Routine
Trauma often strips individuals of control over their lives. Creating a daily hygiene routine—even something as simple as brushing your teeth, washing your face, or taking a warm shower—helps restore a sense of agency.
Every small action becomes a quiet rebellion against chaos.
2. Reconnecting With Your Body
Survivors may feel disconnected from their bodies due to the physical and emotional effects of trauma. Gentle acts of hygiene, like moisturizing your skin or brushing your hair, can re-establish a safe and caring connection with your body.
Hygiene becomes a bridge between dissociation and embodiment.
3. Restoring Dignity and Self-Worth
When someone experiences homelessness, abuse, or institutionalization, their right to privacy and dignity is often denied. Hygiene helps survivors reclaim their dignity and reinforce their worth.
Clean clothes, fresh skin, and a safe space to care for yourself are not luxuries—they are acts of self-affirmation.
4. Reducing Anxiety and Overwhelm
A tidy, clean body can reduce the sensory overload often experienced in trauma. Hygiene rituals—especially calming ones like a warm bath with essential oils or a skincare routine—can soothe the nervous system and bring you into the present moment.
Hygiene is a form of grounding, especially when paired with mindfulness.
5. Rebuilding Trust With Yourself
When trauma causes self-neglect, it can feel hard to believe you’re worthy of care. But each time you show up for yourself—even through a 5-minute hygiene practice—you rebuild that trust.
"I matter enough to take care of myself." That is a powerful truth to live.
6. Encouraging Structure in Daily Life
Hygiene anchors a daily rhythm. It encourages gentle structure—something trauma survivors often struggle with. Over time, these small routines can lead to larger, stabilizing habits that support healing.
7. Supporting Mental Health
Good hygiene isn’t just physical—it has a profound impact on emotional well-being. It can alleviate symptoms of depression, improve self-image, and reduce shame. When paired with other healing tools like therapy, journaling, or mindful movement, hygiene becomes a practical and powerful ally in recovery.
Gentle Reminders for Survivors:
  • You don’t need a perfect routine. Start small. Start where you are.
  • Even washing your face once a day is a step toward healing.
  • Be kind to yourself when energy is low. Compassion over criticism.
  • Celebrate your wins—every time you show up for yourself, you’re healing.
Hygiene isn’t just about looking clean. It’s about feeling human again.
When you create safe, soothing rituals around hygiene, you’re not just surviving—you’re reclaiming your life, one loving act at a time.
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Skin Care for Healing and Dignity

Nurturing Your Skin, Reclaiming Your Self-Worth
For many survivors, skin care isn’t vanity—it’s recovery.
 It’s not about perfection. It’s about presence. It’s about dignity. It’s about touching your skin and telling your body, “You deserve care.”
Trauma disconnects us—from ourselves, our bodies, and our worth. Skin care, when approached gently and intentionally, can become a daily act of love, grounding, and restoration.
Why Skin Care Matters in Trauma Healing
1. Restores a Sense of Control
When everything else feels unpredictable, a skin care routine can offer structure, familiarity, and a moment of control. It doesn’t have to be elaborate—just consistent and compassionate.
“Each step is a choice. A quiet reclaiming of your body, your time, your healing.”
2. Rebuilds the Body-Mind Connection
Trauma often leaves survivors feeling numb or dissociated. By gently massaging in a moisturizer, cleansing with warm water, or applying serum with care, you send signals of safety back to your nervous system.
Touch becomes medicine. Ritual becomes repair.
3. Honors Your Dignity and Worth
Skin care is a personal declaration that says: “I matter.”
 Clean skin, nourished lips, and refreshed eyes are not superficial—they’re part of restoring your humanity in a world that may have tried to strip it away.
“You are not here to just survive—you are here to be seen, nurtured, and whole.”
4. Supports Mental Health
Simple rituals like washing your face or applying a calming face oil can reduce stress, improve your mood, and give your brain something soothing to focus on. These moments can serve as grounding practices, especially when paired with deep breathing or affirmations.
A Simple, Trauma-Informed Skin Care Ritual
You don’t need expensive products or an extensive routine. Start with what you have. Keep it gentle. Keep it nurturing.
Morning Ritual:
  • Splash face with warm water
  • Use a gentle cleanser
  • Apply a lightweight moisturizer
  • (Optional) Sunscreen or protective balm
     💡 Speak affirmations as you apply: “I am safe. I am worthy. I am healing.”
Evening Ritual:
  • Wash the day away—gently
  • Apply a soothing cream or oil
     💡 Breathe deeply. Acknowledge one thing you did today that you’re proud of.
Once a Week:
  • Add a mask or exfoliation if it feels good
     💡 Make it a sacred ritual—soft lighting, calming music, aromatherapy
Skin Care Tips for Survivors
  • Choose non-triggering, fragrance-free products if you’re sensitive to smells
  • Don’t force touch—go at your own pace
  • Use skin care time as meditation time
  • Don’t focus on “flaws”—focus on how you feel
  • Celebrate progress, not perfection
Final Truth: Your Skin Tells a Story—and It Deserves Kindness
Skin care for survivors is about reclaiming the relationship with your body—not fixing it, not hiding it, but honoring it. With each stroke of moisturizer, each rinse of water, each deep breath—you’re saying:
“I choose to treat myself with dignity. I choose to heal.”