by Roseanne Reilly | Sep 16, 2025 | Brain Chemistry, CPTSD and PTSD, Dysregulation, Guest Contributor, Yoga
The Weight of Tension: bare with, this is quiet an extensive blog written to answer a couple of questions by some of my readers I have also added a video link to help you get a feel for this Nervous System Informed Approach to healing. Before You Begin: As you read...
by Roseanne Reilly | Aug 5, 2025 | CPTSD, Expressive Writing, Guest Contributor
There was a time when I believed tension was simply who I was. My shoulders lived near my ears, my breath barely grazed my ribs, and my thoughts raced ahead of me like a storm I couldn’t outrun. Even in rest, my body whispered urgency. Releasing tension felt...
by Roseanne Reilly | Jun 16, 2025 | Body Chemistry, CPTSD, CPTSD and PTSD, CPTSD Survivor Stories, Emotional Wellness, Guest Contributor
Taking the Edge Off Sadness There can be a sadness that emerges when we begin to truly see, when we wake up to the realization that we have lived much of our lives in survival stress. It is the grief of recognizing that our choices, our relationships, our very sense...
by Roseanne Reilly | May 27, 2025 | CPTSD, Emotional Wellness, Guest Contributor
Restoring Safety to the Nervous System For many of us living with stress-related trauma—whether acute, chronic, developmental, or complex—the hardest thing isn’t the memory. It’s the body’s ongoing reaction. Our nervous system holds onto the past...
by Roseanne Reilly | May 8, 2025 | CPTSD, Emotional Wellness, Guest Contributor, Narcissistic Abuse, Narcissistic Personality Disorder
Reclaiming Safety after Narcissistic Abuse This post explores the unseen consequences of narcissistic abuse, the breakdown of psychological and physiological safety, and the slow, sacred journey of healing ‘functional freeze’ that invites us to reclaim our...
