anna runkle (crappy childhood fairy)

Anna Runkle, known as the “Crappy Childhood Fairy,” is a trauma educator and coach who explains complex PTSD (CPTSD) and childhood trauma in clear, everyday language. Her work focuses on emotional dysregulation, attachment wounds, and the patterns that persist after neglect or abuse.

She offers psychoeducation and practical self-regulation tools—such as brief daily writing, mindfulness, and recognizing emotional flashbacks—to support nervous‑system calming and healthier boundaries. Her perspective is peer-based and recovery‑oriented, often used alongside therapy to understand complex trauma, adverse childhood experiences (ACEs), and relational healing.