by LeeAnn Werner | Apr 23, 2024 | ACEs, CPTSD, Family Disease, Guest Contributor
*** TRIGGER WARNING: The following blog discusses violence against children *** Perception is king in a small town. If the family appeared normal in the public eye, all was well, regardless of what happened behind closed doors. It’s how my parents operated. Our...
by LeeAnn Werner | Feb 19, 2024 | Addiction, CPTSD, Emotional Wellness, Guest Contributor
I awake from the nightmare of my father stalking me in my dreams once again. He wants to invade me physically and mentally to satisfy whatever sick loop of thinking that churns in his mind. If I hadn’t blocked these experiences almost entirely with a dissociative...
by LeeAnn Werner | Jan 26, 2024 | CPTSD and PTSD, Guest Contributor, Nightmares
I awake from the nightmare of my father stalking me in my dreams once again. He wants to invade me physically and mentally to satisfy whatever sick loop of thinking that churns in his mind. If I hadn’t blocked these experiences almost entirely with a dissociative...
by LeeAnn Werner | Jan 31, 2023 | CPTSD, Guest Contributor, Mental Health Advocacy
I recently watched “George & Tammy” on SHOWTIME®, (incredibly well done!). It made my heart ache to watch it. The pain of two people struggling through addiction with seemingly no understanding of how to make it stop. George and Tammy were wed in 1969 which...
