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How the Narcissistic Parent Uses Annihilation
Narcissistic Behavior I watched as the rage my father always carried washed over his face. Turing red, he stared at me with threatening eyes. I immediately looked for a way to back down. I had...
When Did the Tears Stop?
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...
The Smoldering Embers of C-PTSD
The Smoldering Embers of Complex PTSDBy Jesse B. Donahue 2024 ©The metaphor of smoldering embers nicely depicts my experience of day-to-day life. No smoke is coming from my ears, but hiding and...
Why Even Opening an Email Can Feel Scary When You’re Healing from Trauma
Have you ever stared at an email, felt a tightness in your chest, and thought, “I’m not ready for this”? You’re not alone. As someone who works with trauma survivors every day, I hear it all the...
Understanding Your Window of Tolerance: A Career Survival Guide for Trauma Survivors
As trauma survivors navigating the professional world, many of us have experienced those moments when work feels utterly overwhelming or, conversely, when we feel disconnected and numb. These...
Healing or Hiding: Recovered, Numb, or Disconnected?
Just because you’re not crying doesn’t mean you’ve healed. Here's how to tell if you’re truly trauma-recovered—or just desensitized, disconnected, or emotionally frozen.
Are You Having A Bad Day? Glimmers of Hope in the Darkness
Are you having a bad day, or week? Maybe the whole month hasn’t gone as well as you were expecting it to? Consider the fireflies shining into the darkness in the picture above. Let their lights...
The Club We Never Asked to Join
How many times have you dismissed your past experiences because “others had it worse” or “it wasn’t really that bad?” Too many to count? Yeah, me too. Welcome to the club we somehow became a part...
5 Signs You’re Outside Your Window of Tolerance at Work (And What to Do About It)
For trauma survivors in the workplace, moments of overwhelming stress can suddenly render even routine tasks daunting. These instances often indicate that we’ve exceeded our emotional capacity —...
What If They Could Have Felt It? A Trauma-Informed Path to Stopping Cruelty at Its Root
P.E.T. uses trauma-informed VR and biofeedback to give offenders an embodied understanding of the harm they cause—without using real victims.
How Journaling Helped Me Heal: It Can Help You Too
We live in a world that is always on the go — 24/7. The media is broadcasting around the clock, and with the internet, there is always someone awake. It feels like nobody takes the time to sleep...
Treating CPTSD-Related Decline of Self-Esteem among Autistic People
It may be very difficult for autistic adults to secure and maintain employment Autism is viewed as a risk factor for complex post-traumatic stress disorder (CPTSD). Throughout life, autistic...
What is Complex Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder?
“Complex PTSD comes in response to chronic traumatization over the course of months or, more often, years. This can include emotional, physical, and/or sexual abuses, domestic violence, living in a war zone, being held captive, human trafficking, and other organized rings of abuse, and more. While there are exceptional circumstances where adults develop C-PTSD, it is most often seen in those whose trauma occurred in childhood”.
