by Natalie Rose | Apr 2, 2025 | Building Resilience in Healing, Complex PTSD Healing, CPTSD, Expressive Writing, Guest Contributor, Post Traumatic Growth, Recovery, Self Care
After more than a decade of searching for answers within the traditional medical model, I found myself with more questions than when I started. Eventually, I realized that understanding Complex PTSD (CPTSD) and its intricacies required insights from those who truly...
by Natalie Rose | Feb 11, 2025 | Complex PTSD Healing, CPTSD, Expressive Writing, Feeling Good Enough, Guest Contributor, Journaling, Post Traumatic Growth, Self Care, Self-Acceptance
I’ve never been one to latch onto societal labels that spark division between men and women or even among women themselves. However, I cannot deny that throughout my life as a woman in this world, I have often found myself struggling to navigate the delicate...
by Natalie Rose | Dec 30, 2024 | Building Resilience in Healing, Complex PTSD Healing, CPTSD, Expressive Writing, Feeling Good Enough, Guest Contributor, Post Traumatic Growth
Writer’s Note: About a year ago, I landed in the hospital after four nights of not sleeping for a total of even one hour. I was then placed on a suicide hold. It was the final suicide hold I was put on before I made the decision to take my healing journey into...
by Natalie Rose | Nov 8, 2024 | Boundaries, Complex PTSD Healing, CPTSD, Guest Contributor, Healing Self-Shame
“I can’t forgive myself.” Daily, I uttered this phrase. When I said it, my loved ones were concerned. “But what do you need to forgive yourself for?” They’d ask, perplexed. For them, there was nothing I’d done that needed forgiving. The voice in my head screamed,...
by Natalie Rose | Sep 10, 2024 | Complex PTSD Healing, CPTSD, CPTSD and Narcissistic Abuse, Emotional Flashbacks, Guest Contributor, Relationships, Symptoms of CPTSD
What type of abuser can break their victim enough to land her in an ambulance without even touching her? The psychological abuser. They walk like us, they talk like us, and they may even have pristine reputations in their communities. However, nothing can prepare a...
