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CPTSD and Progressive Illness
The Invisible Wounds By Tracy Guy, BNurs, GradDipCounsel & Alison Rose-Hughes, BNurs. Complex Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (CPTSD) is often associated with chronic, repeated trauma. Unlike...
When Grief Has No Grave: Rebuilding After a Childhood You Never Got
No one brings you a casserole when you're grieving the childhood you didn’t have. There’s no funeral for the loss of safety or a sense of belonging. No sympathy cards arrive when the dreams you...
Beyond Survival Mode: Thriving in Your Career by Mastering Your Window of Tolerance
As trauma survivors, many of us have become experts at just getting through the workday. We’ve learned to push through triggers, manage anxiety, and keep our heads above water. But what if we...
Finding the Ancestors: Learning from Intergenerational Trauma
Much has been written about intergenerational trauma and how epigenetics plays a role in who we become. Works by Mark Wolynn, Gabor Maté, and others have covered the topic from a neurobiological...
Understanding Why Trauma Bonds Form and How to Break Them
Trauma is an emotional result of a distressing, shocking, or life-threatening incident. It is not the event itself that causes the trauma, but rather a person’s reaction to it. Half of U.S....
When Breaking Free from an Abuser Feels Impossible
Examining extreme trauma bonds With the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), approximating that 41% of women and 26% of men have experienced sexual violence, physical violence,...
Why “Forgive and Forget” is Bad Advice for Trauma Survivors
The phrase “forgive and forget” is a common slogan and recommendation. But does it make sense for trauma survivors? While researching for my book, You Don’t Need to Forgive: Trauma Recovery on...
When Survival Is Your Safety
Honoring the Intelligence within Your Nervous System For those who have lived through high-stress childhoods and ongoing stress, survival is not just a response—it becomes a way of being,...
Afraid To Be With others? Afraid to be Alone? All or Nothing
Do you isolate from others, and feel safer alone? Or are you afraid to be alone, and choose to always be with company? It is likely that these behaviors are coping strategies you’ve developed, and today I’d like to talk about why, and what to do about them now that you’re an adult.
Grounding Techniques That Helped Me Reconnect With My Body
My Struggle with Disconnection In October 2023, I was diagnosed with severe borderline personality disorder (BPD), which can be linked to complex trauma (CPTSD). For most people, getting...
When the Past Cracks Open: Navigating Repressed CSA Memories in Adulthood
For most of my life, I had no reason to question my past. I had warm childhood memories, a solid understanding of who I was, and no indication that something darker lurked beneath the surface....
The Exhaustion From Healing Is Very Real
For those of us who have begun our healing journeys, we are all too familiar with what the impact of leaving survival mode means. It signifies a shift toward healing and a more balanced and...
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”.
