Welcome to Beautiful Things Grow Here
I’m Debra King — a writer, poet, and trauma-informed creative.
I’ve spent years learning how to write about difficult things without breaking myself in the process.
After working with trauma-informed therapists, completing therapeutic writing programs, and studying to become a certified trauma-informed coach, I built the system I wish I’d had from day one.
Beautiful Things Grow Here is where softness meets survival.
I write about emotional healing, self-growth, chronic illness and the long, imperfect process of becoming whole again.
Through poetry, reflection, and storytelling, I explore grief, chronic pain, childhood trauma, and the courage it takes to break old cycles and begin again.
Here, we don’t rush the process.
We move gently.
We honor the parts of ourselves that survived and the parts still learning how.
Stop Writing Trauma Without Support. Start Processing Safely.
I created the 5-Minute Safety Check Digital Card Deck for anyone who’s ever written their story and felt worse afterward.
Writing can be powerful, but without support, it can also reopen wounds we’re not ready to face.
These 30 interactive cards offer grounding questions, emotional check-ins, and real-time guidance — a trauma-informed system designed to help you write with your nervous system, not against it.
Each card invites you to pause, breathe, and stay anchored in your body while your words find their way out.
🎁 Plus: you’ll receive 10 Gentle Writing Prompts for Difficult Topics (FREE PDF) small, steady steps to help you process through writing, at your own pace.
Access your card deck and start building a writing practice that feels like care, not collapse.
