Your story is valid. Your healing matters.
Author, speaker, and trauma advocate Nikki Everett is helping those who have been through trauma move from survival to strength with real, raw stories and support.
About the Author
Nikki Everett
I lived with Complex PTSD for most of my life, in silence, in shame, in survival. Today, I help women and men like you find the words, the space, and the self-worth to begin again. You are not broken. You are becoming.
About the Book – Uncomfortably Comfortable
More than a book. A companion through healing.
Uncomfortably Comfortable is a powerful, honest collection of lived experiences that gives voice to the parts of healing that often go unseen. If you've ever felt invisible in your trauma, this book is for you.
At some point, life challenges us with trauma that cuts deeply into our existence, reshaping our sense of self. Nikki's life, once ordinary and content as a mother of three girls and professional working with prisoners, takes an unexpected turn. Violence in the confines of a maximum-security prison leaves her navigating the obstacles of Complex-PTSD. With candid vulnerability, Nikki invites readers into her world of triggers, flashbacks, and dissociation, along with lingering fears that many find incomprehensible.
This book isn't a clinical guide; it is a heartfelt sharing from one soul to another. It's about understanding how trauma impacts our mind body and soul and learning to approach healing with compassion rather than harsh self-judgment.
“I could not put this down, Nikki explains simply how the brain works, through stories with humour and fear. I cannot wait for her next book.”
The Trauma Brain E-book Series
Free Downloads
This four-part e-book series uses metaphor and storytelling to explore how Complex PTSD impacts the brain, body, and behaviour. You'll uncover how trauma disrupts the balance between emotion and reason, and begin to understand the path to healing by strengthening the rational brain’s ability to soothe and restore.
The Hero’s Journey’s Guide
Take your healing deeper
In this course, you’ll learn how to move beyond self-judgment and reconnect with the strength and wisdom your trauma has given you. Through lived experience and insight, I’ll guide you to see yourself as more — not less — and honour the journey that’s shaped you.
Speaking & Collaboration
Book Nikki for your podcast, event, or organisation
Signature topics include:
Living with Hidden Trauma
Rewriting Your Inner Voice
Turning Pain into Purpose
How to Support Someone with PTSD
Community Love & Reviews
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Comfortably Uncomfortable is more than a memoir; it is a lifeline, a guide, and a testament to the power of embracing discomfort as a pathway to self-discovery and resilience. This book is an invitation to see your own cracks not as weaknesses but as spaces where your strength can shine through.
Dr. Mari Molloy Clinical Psychologist BA (Psych), PostGrad Dip (App Psych), DPsych (Clinical) MAPS, FCCLI
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This book is a must read for anyone who wants to recover from trauma. Nikki’s story is powerful and purposeful, insightful and informative, harrowing yet hopeful. She bravely speaks of her experiences of loss, violence, relationship rupture and complex PTSD. She gives us a road map to come out the other side of our own struggles. We can all benefit from Nikki’s life experience, wisdom and compassion.
Professor Lea Waters, PhD, Order of Australia
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Uncomfortably Comfortable.I found myself immersed in Nikki’s words, actually reading but hearing it in her voice. It captivated me, made me sad and I cried in parts . Impossible to comprehend. Nikki you should be absolutely proud of your accomplishments thus far. A truly inspiring read and I rarely finish a book. I finished reading Uncomfortably Comfortable in 4 days highly recommend reading.
Lasanna Feldman
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I don't know where to begin. Actually, yes, I do... Thank you... What an amazing read. I rode each emotion as if It were me. Some parts have been and are me. You have given a gift in this book as you relive your trauma and put it on paper for us to share. My heart breaks for you, but I'm so glad you are finding peace through your gold nuggets. You must be proud. I'm proud of you. Thank you
Kylie Riviere