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HealFrame

A space to walk your recovery with you

Trauma doesn't have to be carried alone. Following Judith Herman's three-stage recovery model, HealFrame guides you through breathing, grounding your body, and learning to see painful memories from a new angle.

Take the first step

Three stages

1

Stabilize

Start by settling your nervous system. 4-7-8 breathing activates your vagus nerve, and 5-4-3-2-1 grounding brings you back to the present. Recovery begins with feeling safe.

2

Remember

When you're ready, share a meaningful photo. Imagery Rescripting (ImRS) helps you reshape the memory, giving it new meaning without erasing what happened.

3

Reconnect

Organize what you've experienced and build concrete steps you can carry into daily life. Small actions, not grand gestures.

What methods does this use

Every step in HealFrame is grounded in techniques used in actual clinical practice.

Herman's 3-stage model

Proposed by Dr. Judith Herman in 'Trauma and Recovery' (1992). The sequence of stabilization, remembrance, and reconnection remains the standard framework for trauma treatment today.

Imagery Rescripting

A technique for redrawing distressing mental images into safer versions. Since Arntz & Weertman (1999), its effectiveness for PTSD and social anxiety has been repeatedly validated.

Lancet Psychiatry 2021: 78% symptom reduction in PTSD

4-7-8 breathing

Inhale for 4 seconds, hold for 7, exhale for 8. This stimulates the vagus nerve, activates the parasympathetic system, and helps your body shift out of hyperarousal.

5-4-3-2-1 sensory technique

Name 5 things you see, 4 you can touch, 3 you hear, 2 you smell, 1 you taste. Deliberately engaging your senses pulls you out of dissociation and flashbacks into the present.

Telehealth efficacy

A meta-analysis by Berryhill et al. (2019) found remote CBT to be as effective as in-person therapy. Digital tools, when designed thoughtfully, can carry real therapeutic value.

Meta-analysis: remote CBT = in-person therapy efficacy

This is not a substitute for professional therapy. If you're in crisis, contact 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline or your local emergency services immediately.