by Elizabeth Woods | Feb 7, 2024 | ACEs, CPTSD and PTSD, Guest Contributor
***TRIGGER ALERT: This blog discusses traumatic events including childhood trauma*** My name is Elizabeth and I am a survivor of CSA and unspeakable trauma. I feel lucky to be alive and that life is a gift. Everything I have, I have worked hard for and people call me...
by Elizabeth Woods | Jan 31, 2024 | Brain Chemistry, CPTSD, CPTSD and PTSD, Guest Contributor
The word Trauma refers to a deeply distressing or disturbing experience that can have lasting effects on a person’s mental and emotional well-being. It can result from various situations or events, and everyone reacts differently to trauma. Trauma – is an...
by Elizabeth Woods | Jan 17, 2024 | CPTSD, CPTSD and PTSD, Emotional Wellness, Guest Contributor, Mindfulness
We are all unique in the way we look, talk, and interact with others. Everyone’s personalities are divergent, even identical twins have different personalities even though they look the same. There is no one in the whole world like you! Think about that for a moment…...
by Elizabeth Woods | Dec 12, 2023 | CPTSD, Guest Contributor
***TRIGGER ALERT*** The content in the article describes child abuse and may be triggering for some readers. Child abuse and trauma survivors often feel misunderstood and marginalized in society. After having survived life-changing traumatic events by the people who...
by Elizabeth Woods | Nov 15, 2023 | ACEs, CPTSD, Guest Contributor
Grief and guilt change a survivor on a cellular level. There is no shame in accepting this change. Recovery and healing are not a straight line and nor is the grief process. Sometimes a memory is triggered that has not been thought of since it happened, decades...
