by Elizabeth Woods | Jun 26, 2026 | Feeling Good Enough, Holiday Stress, Holidays
This post looks back at the recent US Holiday, “Mothers Day”, and the challenges it creates for survivors of trauma with a mother wound. How are you feeling today? Do you have a complex relationship with today being Mother’s Day? I know I do, and I thought...
by Elizabeth Woods | Jun 22, 2026 | Brain Chemistry, The Brain and CPTSD
Have you ever been curious about why, and how trauma survivors react to events, and other situations differently from others? As a trauma survivor, I started questioning why I am the way I am in certain situations. I have noticed all my life that most people...
by Elizabeth Woods | Jun 16, 2026 | Complex PTSD Healing
“You cannot heal from trauma by understanding things intellectually.” Gabor Mate, Ennea Summit 2026. I’ve been lucky to come across a free 90-minute Webinar with Dr. Gabor Mate, and have been consuming it for the past three days. Dr. Gabor Mate has launched a...
by Elizabeth Woods | Jun 8, 2026 | Anxiety
Do you worry about things all the time? Is your mind full of noise? Anxiety is the emotion that people feel involving tension, fear, and worry in response to a threat or a perceived threat. Anxiety triggers a stress reaction in the body, which manifests in several...
by Elizabeth Woods | Jun 1, 2026 | Building Resilience in Healing, CPTSD, Healing from Toxic Shame, Healing Self-Shame, Hope
It’s official, my MFA is in the bag. I did it! I have achieved a Master’s degree in Writing. It’s a dream come true for me. Something I could only dream about over the years. My dream started when I was about four or five years old. I was living a nightmare childhood....