by Rebekah Brown | Mar 10, 2022 | Abandonment and CPTSD, Anxiety, Attachment Trauma, Building Resilience in Healing, Complex PTSD Healing, CPTSD Survivor Stories, Emotional Wellness
I stood in the hallway and stared at the black and white tiled floors. On the other side of the emergency room doors, my mother’s screeches were louder than the PA system. “Let me go! I don’t want to be here. It’s their fault!” Screaming at the top of her...
by Rebekah Brown | May 21, 2021 | Complex PTSD Healing, Pyschotherapy, Self-Acceptance, Suicide Prevention, Trauma-Informed
Into the Breach My brother Jimmy was like a navy seal. Intent on drawing any rage my parents might be brewing, he crept down the hall as I followed, carefully placing each tip-toed step in silence. Together, we moved through the house without a sound. I smiled to...
by Rebekah Brown | May 7, 2021 | CPTSD and Narcissistic Abuse, Guest Contributor, Healing Self-Shame, Hypervigilance, Self-Acceptance
Hypervigilance: The state of being highly alert to potential danger or threat I sat on the floor practicing my trauma techniques as I rubbed my hands across the thick bedroom carpet. Grounding myself in the present, I took a deep breath. My eyes rested on a favorite...
by Rebekah Brown | Apr 23, 2021 | ACEs, Attachment Trauma, Complex PTSD Healing, CPTSD and PTSD, CPTSD Survivor Stories
The Voice Box No-Talk Rule – This foundational dysfunctional family rule demands children never tell the truth to outsiders and never speak up to their abusers. (always be kind to yourself as you read, as some content may feel triggering) Blurry shapes...
by Rebekah Brown | Apr 15, 2021 | Abandonment and CPTSD, Attachment Trauma, Complex PTSD Healing, Emotional Wellness, Guest Contributor, Healthy Relationships
The Friend of Love My best friend is moving away. She’d been dropping hints for months, but I decided to retreat behind a wall of denial and hope for the best. The best was not to be. Ellen is moving, and there isn’t anything I can do about it. We had our share of...
