Sara is a complex trauma survivor, educator, and advocate. Through her Instagram platform @survivorwise, she shares resources and tools for trauma recovery in the context of her own healing story. Using her background in biology, education, writing, and trauma training, she breaks down complex trauma recovery into accessible and relatable packets of information offered in her Survivor Wise workbooks and courses. She has over five years of experience working and volunteering in the nonprofit sector with organizations dedicated to the prevention and healing of sexual abuse and other trauma. She is Level 1 NARM Informed Professional and has training in Internal Family Systems and Somatic Attachment. She brings her professional and lived experience into her Survivor Wise resources, where she empowers survivors to become the experts on their healing process. Her personal research and lived experience give Sara a compassionate perspective on the psychological and neurobiological impact of trauma, which makes her a valuable advocate for complex trauma recovery and survivors.

​Sara lives in Utah with her husband and three kids. She enjoys puzzles, traveling with her family to national parks, podcasts, and Dr. Pepper. 

Professional Training:

• Level 1 NARM (Neuro-Affective Relational Model) Informed Professional
• Internal Family Systems Informed Introductory Training
• Somatic Attachment Certificate with the Embody Lab
• Ongoing Supervision by another practitioner
• Bachelor’s Degree in Biology with Education Certification & Writing Certification
• 15 Years of Personal Research Around Complex Trauma, Family Dynamics, Generational Trauma, Somatic Healing, Relational Healing, Internal Family Systems, Etc.
• 8 Years Experience Facilitating Trauma Recovery Groups
• 10 Years Experience Mentoring Women in Trauma Recovery Programs

Lived Experience:

• A recovering complex PTSD survivor
• An understanding of what it is like navigating the trauma recovery system and the challenges that brings.
• An understanding of trauma from a lived experience point of view
• An understanding of what it is like using and practicing trauma-informed tools
• An understanding of the day-to-day, in the trenches, type of work that healing is
• A compassionate lens around trauma-related behavior and how it shows up
• A passionate belief in the inherent wisdom and capacity of survivors to heal and recover.