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Going Within: A Path to Inner Freedom

Going Within: A Path to Inner Freedom

by Susan Gold | Jun 25, 2025 | Anxiety, CPTSD and PTSD, Emotional Wellness, Guest Contributor

The world is noisy. Teachers, coaches, gurus, and self-help programs clamor for your attention, promising clarity, calm, and success in a chaotic world. Acronyms like SMART (Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Relevant, Time-bound) and GROW (Goal, Reality, Options,...
Standing Up to Job Change

Standing Up to Job Change

by Susan Gold | May 15, 2025 | CPTSD and PTSD, Guest Contributor, Mental Health Professional, Workplace Trauma

If you’ve experienced prolonged and repeated trauma, emotions can be difficult. Identifying emotions can be a challenge. Knowing the difference between the basic emotions—happy, mad, sad, and glad—may take patience to feel and recognize. Yet emotions are one of your...
The Courage to Awaken

The Courage to Awaken

by Susan Gold | Apr 1, 2025 | CPTSD and PTSD, Guest Contributor, Mindfulness, Toxic Relationships, War & Combat Trauma

Waking up from toxic systems and the side effects they create demands courage. Upon reflection, you’ll spot the misaligned messages—ideas that never fit, gnawing at your gut yet somehow seduce you into obedience.  As a child, I trembled at the thought of my brother...
Recognizing Characteristics of Toxic Systems

Recognizing Characteristics of Toxic Systems

by Susan Gold | Feb 12, 2025 | CPTSD and PTSD, Family Estrangement, Guest Contributor, Mental Health Professional, Toxic Relationships

For much of my life and career, I found comfort in the surface narrative—moving through the motions, staying busy, and avoiding deep scrutiny. But now, as the cracks in conventional structures continue to widen, operating on autopilot and chasing distractions no...
Discernment Through the Fray…

Discernment Through the Fray…

by Susan Gold | Nov 4, 2024 | Anxiety, Disconnecting, Emotional Wellness, Guest Contributor

Through the cacophony of media – social, alternative, traditional, and otherwise – I could no longer deny the need to walk away from it all and regroup. Heck, I even helped launch Fox News Channel back in the day, attended editorial meetings, and certainly...
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