by Sylvie Rouhani | Jul 3, 2025 | CPTSD, Domestic Violence, Guest Contributor
“What stops victims from leaving?” It used to be called “domestic violence,” when, in fact, abuse isn’t always violent. Before any types of violent abuse occur, there have been months, if not years, of more subtle, but as destructive,...
by Jenney Clark | Jul 2, 2025 | Anxiety, Building Resilience in Healing, Childhood Sexual Abuse, CPTSD, CPTSD and Parenting, CPTSD Survivor Stories, Generational Trauma, Guest Contributor, Trauma
Trigger Warning: This article contains stories of abuse; reader discretion is advised. “Be careful whom you trust; evil cloaks itself in many forms.” What is love if it doesn’t hurt, or like in my case, crash with a whimper? Perhaps your first crush was like...
by Cyndi Bennett | Jul 1, 2025 | CPTSD, Occupational Mental Health & CPTSD, PTSD, Trauma-Informed, Workplace Trauma
As trauma survivors, many of us find traditional networking events overwhelming, anxiety-inducing, or even triggering. The loud environments, forced small talk, and pressure to “put yourself out there” can feel at odds with our need for safety and control. However,...
by Danica Alison | Jun 30, 2025 | Attachment Trauma, Boundaries, Building Resilience in Healing, Childhood Sexual Abuse, Complex PTSD Healing, CPTSD, CPTSD and Inner Child Work, Emotional Wellness, Family Estrangement, Grief, Guest Contributor, Healthy Relationships, Hope, Life Management Skills, Post Traumatic Growth, Recovery, Relationships, Self Care, Silent Bystander Parents
There comes a point on the healing journey when the question doesn’t whisper. It roars. Do I tell my parents?Do they deserve to know what happened to me?Would they believe me?Would they hold it with care, or would it break me all over again? If you’re here, standing...
by Grace Wilkinson | Jun 26, 2025 | CPTSD, Emotional Wellness, Guest Contributor, Mental Health Advocacy, Mindfulness
My therapist has been a sounding board to my trauma for more than four years, and in that time, she has been my teacher, my listener, observer, my audience, and my inspiration! I am incredibly lucky that I met her and that the connection was organic and natural. It...
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,...
by Cyndi Bennett | Jun 24, 2025 | CPTSD, CPTSD and PTSD, Workplace Trauma
When we think about trauma, we often picture it as something that stays at home when we clock in for work. But for many of us, trauma isn’t just a personal issue — it’s a silent companion that follows us into the office, the shop floor, or wherever our work takes us....
by Dr. Mozelle Martin | Jun 23, 2025 | Brain Chemistry, CPTSD, CPTSD and PTSD, Ethics, Guest Contributor, Mental Health Advocacy, Mental Health Professional
Let’s skip the hashtags and therapy TikToks, and Reddit and YouTube therapists for a minute. The internet has turned mental health language into a kind of social currency. And right now, it’s in a state of inflation. Everyone’s a narcissist. Every disagreement...
by Jesse Donahue | Jun 19, 2025 | CPTSD, CPTSD and PTSD, Expressive Writing, Guest Contributor
The Suit of Life A Message for Self-LoveBy Jesse Donahue 2023 © I can see the powerful impact that self-expression makes upon the world of others and, most fundamentally, within myself. The morning shines with a new day rising, and we don our clothes, our suit...
by Cyndi Bennett | Jun 18, 2025 | Complex PTSD Healing, CPTSD, CPTSD and PTSD, Occupational Mental Health & CPTSD
Introduction This is a challenging article for me to write, as I’ve been observing the nuclear fallout of toxic leadership in my trauma recovery coaching certifying association over the past week. While I was aware of the dysfunction at the top of the house for quite...
