by Morrene Hauser | Dec 11, 2025 | Addiction, CPTSD, CPTSD and PTSD, Guest Contributor
“FINDING CHRISTMAS” By Morrene Hauser I always worked hard to make the holidays special for my children when they were growing up. I wanted their childhood, especially the holidays, to be filled with love, happiness, and good memories–something that was...
by Morrene Hauser | Aug 27, 2025 | ACEs, CPTSD and PTSD, Guest Contributor, Symptoms of CPTSD
TRIGGER WARNING: This article discusses child abuse and suicidal ideation, which may be triggering for some readers. When I reflect on the earliest parts of my childhood, from approximately the ages of four to eight, the thing that stands out to me the most is how...
by Morrene Hauser | Jul 24, 2025 | ACEs, Brain Chemistry, CPTSD, CPTSD and PTSD, Guest Contributor
***TRIGGER WARNING: This blog discusses child abuse, including sexual abuse.*** By Morrene Hauser THE SHIVERS: When the nervous system is in such a state of overwhelm due to ongoing stress and anxiety that the body shivers and shakes uncontrollably. I can finally...
by Morrene Hauser | Dec 18, 2024 | ACEs, CPTSD, Depression, Estrangement, Guest Contributor
***TRIGGER WARNING – The following article discusses childhood abuse. I always knew I wasn’t wanted. From as far back as I can remember, my mother told me that she had gotten pregnant with me a month after my brother was born and how she felt about that....
by Morrene Hauser | Oct 31, 2024 | ACEs, CPTSD, CPTSD and PTSD, Emotional Wellness, Family Disease, Guest Contributor, Healing from Toxic Shame
The first time I remember feeling shame was on my fifth birthday. MyMom’s boyfriend had just given me a present, and before I opened it, Imade some flippant comment in an effort to be funny. Although time haserased the words that came from my mouth that day, my...
