by Cyndi Bennett | Apr 27, 2023 | Complex PTSD Healing, CPTSD and PTSD, Guest Contributor, Pyschotherapy, Recovery, Trauma, Treatment, Treatment for CPTSD, Workplace Trauma
My therapist and I recently ventured into the therapy modality called brainspotting. We have been using EMDR with some success to help me process the trauma from my childhood. As we began to work on the trauma-related dissociation I was experiencing, my therapist...
by Cyndi Bennett | Apr 25, 2023 | Complex PTSD Healing, CPTSD, CPTSD and PTSD, Occupational Mental Health & CPTSD, Post Traumatic Growth, PTSD, Trauma, Treatment, Treatment for CPTSD, Trust
I just returned from traveling on business, where I facilitated an offsite for a project I am working on. My boss and co-workers accompanied me, and it turned out great. While there, I had an interesting experience that I want to share because I’m pretty sure I’m not...
by Cyndi Bennett | Apr 20, 2023 | Guest Contributor, Occupational Mental Health & CPTSD, Workplace Trauma
“You are not showing up like the leader you want to be.” That is what a courageous co-worker told me after three months of swirling in a dissociative trauma response. It was true, but it was still hard to hear. It was like someone splashed ice-cold water on my face....
by Cyndi Bennett | Apr 13, 2023 | CPTSD, CPTSD and PTSD, Occupational Mental Health & CPTSD, Workplace Trauma
Have you ever felt overwhelmed by all the tasks you have to perform at work to the point that you can’t get even one of them done? Have you ever taken on too much work because you didn’t want to disappoint someone or let them down? Have you ever had difficulty saying...
by Cyndi Bennett | Apr 6, 2023 | Complex PTSD Healing, CPTSD and PTSD, Guest Contributor, Occupational Mental Health & CPTSD
Here we are at the beginning of a new year…2023. We can finally put 2022 to bed with all its challenges and start turning our attention to a new beginning. I love the New Year. It is like a “do-over” card or a mulligan. I love setting goals and challenging myself to...
