Our Story

 

Positively Linked was born from a deep understanding of what it feels like to lose pieces of yourself to trauma—and the powerful transformation that happens when you reclaim them.

 

Our founder, Constance Mollerstuen, knows this journey firsthand. She grew up as a child of divorce, bullied in school, and spent much of her childhood wishing she could be anyone but herself. As a teenager, she tried to fit in by blending into the “in” crowd, masking her pain with choices that only deepened it—late nights, lies to her family, drinking, surrounding herself with people who broke the law and who were in the drug scene, and developing an eating disorder.

 

Adulthood brought new challenges. Constance entered several unhealthy, abusive relationships and became a young mother. Without realizing it, she was caught in a cycle of abuse, unintentionally exposing her children to the same pain she carried. They, too, found themselves navigating their own trauma, often turning to unhealthy ways of coping.

 

Years of unresolved trauma, grief, anger, and sadness began to take a toll—not just emotionally, but physically. By age 30, Constance was living with three autoimmune diseases, depression, low self-worth, destructive coping habits, and the crushing weight of being a workaholic with a broken spirit. Even in her professional life, she encountered abuse—working under supervisors and boards who treated her with hostility and disrespect. Her people-pleasing nature kept her in toxic environments for far too long, until she finally recognized the devastating impact it had on her health, her family, and her sense of self.

 

From these experiences, Positively Linked was created—not just as an organization, but as a lifeline.

 

We are here to help people uncover the parts of themselves they thought were lost forever, to break cycles of trauma, and to create a path toward healing, wholeness, and hope.