Elizabeth Woods

Take it Back

by Elizabeth Woods | Mar 28, 2023 | Complex PTSD Healing, CPTSD, Post Traumatic Growth

We spent years in silence, constantly abused and ignored. We were forced to do unspeakable acts of “craziness” our brains couldn’t understand even in our wildest imaginations. Believe me, we tried! Confusion and pain, smirking adults all around us. Then being left...

Belonging – A Survivor’s Story

by Elizabeth Woods | Mar 17, 2023 | CPTSD and PTSD, Emotional Wellness, Guest Contributor

Belonging – the feeling of being comfortable and happy in a particular situation or with a particular group of people, and being treated as a full member of the group. Source: Oxford Advanced Learner’s Dictionary. A child suffering abuse in their family...

Overcoming Threats From Your Abuser

by Elizabeth Woods | Mar 7, 2023 | CPTSD and PTSD, Emotional Wellness, Family Estrangement, Grief, Guest Contributor

My name is Elizabeth and I am a survivor of CSA and horrific trauma. Abuse and fear are all I can remember from my childhood. I was a sex toy, loaned out for the pleasure of my so-called father’s and his pedophile friends’ enjoyment from his sports club. I was...

Healing Your Wounded “Inner Child”

by Elizabeth Woods | Mar 1, 2023 | CPTSD and Inner Child Work, CPTSD and PTSD, Family Estrangement, Guest Contributor

A child that has suffered trauma and abuse in one form or other has had to adapt to the stressors and hurt. It doesn’t matter if the abuse was emotional, physical, or sexual, that child has been damaged in his or her development. In an abusive environment, a...

How to Explain Complex PTSD to Loved Ones

by Elizabeth Woods | Feb 14, 2023 | CPTSD, Family Estrangement, Guest Contributor, Triggers

***Trigger Warning*** This guest post discusses specific, explicit, aspects of a personal trauma story. Please be kind to yourself as you read. Complex PTSD is a long-term condition caused by childhood abuse and trauma. A survivor is someone who was exposed to...

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