Tim Fletcher is a pioneer in the Addictions and Complex Trauma field. After 30+ years of helping others as a pastor, his own trauma recovery and work in addictions treatment led him to recognize how deeply Complex Trauma intersects with addiction, mental health, behavior, and coping. Tim founded the RE/ACT program and later Tim Fletcher Co. His work has since shaped our LIFT Program, ALIGN Courses, COMPASS Program, and more.
We're a team who’ve faced Complex Trauma ourselves and are committed to supporting others in their recovery. Through Tim’s free videos, our courses, community support, and our intensive programs, we’re helping change the landscape of Complex Trauma recovery.
If you’re wondering where to begin, we invite you to start with Tim’s videos here on YouTube. If you need more guidance, reach out to us — you don’t have to do this alone.
Tim Fletcher
When acceptance always feels dependent on performing well, insecurity becomes the default setting. For a lot of people with Complex Trauma, that means every mistake at work isn't just a mistake, it's proof that people are judging them, talking behind their back, thinking less of them. That anxiety doesn't come from nowhere; it comes from years of learning that love and respect had to be earned through performance. Healing that takes time and safe relationships, ones where you're accepted even when you're not perfect.
▶️ Work and Complex Trauma - Part 4/7
https://youtu.be/_Ey7AxNB-vg
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LIFT Live Online Learning (both Basic and Pro versions) are now being offered in German! This version of the program is for individuals who prefer to work through the materials, group sessions and one-on-one coaching in German.
Learn more at www.timfletcher.ca/lift-live-german. Seats are limited for this first cohort — Apply now and book an intake session to get started on September 21.
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LIFT Live Online Learning (sowohl Basic als auch Pro) ist jetzt auch auf Deutsch verfügbar! Diese Version des Programms richtet sich an alle, die die Materialien, Gruppensitzungen und das Einzelcoaching lieber auf Deutsch absolvieren möchten.
Mehr Informationen finden Sie unter www.timfletcher.ca/lift-live-german. Die Plätze für den ersten Kurs sind begrenzt – bewerben Sie sich jetzt und starten Sie am 21. September.
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Enrollment for our Youth Program is open now!
Complex Trauma doesn't stay contained to one generation. A lot of teens are carrying more than their years should ask of them, often without the words for what they're feeling or why.
This program gives them that language. Over 24 sessions, teens learn what Complex Trauma is, how it shows up in emotions and relationships, and how to build real tools for navigating it, alongside a small group of peers who get it.
It's not just for teens in crisis. It's just as valuable for teens who want to understand themselves better and build a stronger foundation before things escalate.
Meets: Fridays at 8:00 PM ET
Start Date: September 18, 2026
Seats limited to 10 participants per group.
For teens ages 14 to 16, we ask that they have a support person in their life who has completed the LIFT Live Online Learning program. For teens ages 17 to 18, a LIFT-graduate support person is still strongly preferred, though we may accept teens without one depending on individual readiness. This is worked through together during the intake process, so if you're unsure if qualifications are met, reach out and we'll figure it out with you.
Learn more and get started at → www.timfletcher.ca/youth-program
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Part 4 of the Work + Complex Trauma series premieres in 15 minutes. See you there!
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If you have Complex Trauma, you didn't just bring your resume to this job — you brought your nervous system too.
Insecurity, conflict avoidance, a brutal inner critic, a stress toolkit stuck at age 5.. these don't clock out when you do. They show up in every meeting, every performance review, every disagreement with a coworker.
This week we're breaking down the real reasons people with Complex Trauma struggle at work, and how understanding it is the first step to changing it.
🔴 Full episode premieres on YouTube tonight at 4:30 PM PT / 6:30 PM CT. Come watch live and drop your questions in the chat. Get notified when it starts here: https://youtu.be/_Ey7AxNB-vg
Save this for later, share it with someone who needs it, and follow for more on Complex Trauma and healing. Visit our website at timfletcher.ca to learn more.
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Re-parenting is the process of going back and giving yourself what you didn't receive as a child, because the parent or caregiver either couldn't or wouldn't provide it the first time.
At the core of Complex Trauma are needs that went unmet and pain that was never resolved. Re-parenting is the work of identifying which of your needs went unmet, understanding how that has shaped the beliefs and patterns you carry today, and learning, often for the first time as an adult, how to actually meet those needs—to be the parent you needed then, now.
This isn't something you're meant to do entirely on your own. Part of re-parenting is finding safe people, a mentor, a therapist, a community, who can act as surrogate support: meeting a need for you temporarily while you learn how to meet it for yourself.
It is not a metaphor. It is a skill you were never taught, and one you can still learn now.
If you haven't gone through it yet, the Re-Parenting Series here is a 117-part series that covers the Re-Parenting process, from Attachment to Inner Child work to Anxiety, Relationships and more.
▶️ Start the playlist with Part 1 below, or take a look at the whole list of videos here: www.youtube.com/playlist?list...
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If you're new here - Welcome! You may be wondering about the basics of Complex Trauma. What is it? How does it form? How does it show up in adulthood?
This is one of the best places to start — The Understanding Trauma Series: www.youtube.com/playlist?list...
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For a lot of people with Complex Trauma, failure was never just failure growing up, it came with teasing, punishment, being called stupid, pain stacked on top of pain. That history doesn't stay in childhood; it shows up on the job every time there's a new task or a learning curve. Lying to cover a mistake, blaming someone else, or avoiding new challenges altogether can all trace back to that same fear of being exposed as not good enough. None of this means someone is a bad employee, it means there's still work to do on how failure gets processed.
Join us for the premiere of Part 3 of our Work and Complex Trauma series in 15 minutes! 🔴
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Abandonment wounds often form so early in life that there aren't even words attached to them, just intense emotion that shows up later without explanation. That's part of what makes this pattern so confusing, both for the person experiencing it and for the people close to them. Someone can seem calm and steady almost all the time, and then something in an intimate relationship touches that wound, and the response feels completely disproportionate to what just happened. It's not really about that moment; it's about a much older wound getting triggered.
Our new course, "Abandonment + Complex Trauma: Why Am I So Afraid They'll Leave?" gets into where this comes from and why it shows up the way it does.
JOIN: www.timfletcher.ca/evergreen/abandonment-and-compl…
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Healing from Complex Trauma isn't just about understanding it. It's also about not carrying it alone.
That's why we build both into Evergreen: curriculum that helps you understand what happened and why, and a community of people who get it.
Four new courses just got added to the library:
→ Numbness and Dissociation: Why I Feel So Far Away
Looks at why the mind checks out under stress, and why disconnecting can feel safer than being present.
www.timfletcher.ca/evergreen/numbness-and-dissocia…
→ Hypervigilance: Why I Can't Relax or Feel Safe
Explores why the body stays on high alert even when nothing is wrong, and why relaxing can feel like letting your guard down.
www.timfletcher.ca/evergreen/hypervigilance-why-i-…
→ The Need to Please: Fawning to Survive
Unpacks why keeping others happy became a survival strategy, and what it costs to put everyone else first.
www.timfletcher.ca/evergreen/the-need-to-please-fa…
→ Trust Issues: Why It's So Hard to Let People In
Looks at where the difficulty trusting others comes from, and why it lingers even with people who've earned it.
www.timfletcher.ca/evergreen/trust-issues-why-its-…
Visit www.timfletcher.ca/evergreen to learn more.
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