by Shirley Davis | Apr 17, 2019 | Uncategorized
In the last two posts, we have examined together some of the types of psychotherapy and the therapeutic alliance. In this piece, we shall explore what to and not to expect in psychotherapy, and how to find the help you need. Important Qualities of a Great Therapist...
by Shirley Davis | Apr 16, 2019 | Uncategorized
When people think of psychotherapy, they often visualize Dr. Sigmund Freud holding a note pad with his client lying on a couch facing away from him. While it is true that there are still some professionals who utilize Freud’s form of psychoanalysis, there are many...
by Shirley Davis | Apr 15, 2019 | Uncategorized
One of the most important treatments for the effects of complex trauma for adults is psychotherapy. Sitting with another adult who has received training in the listening profession, is a powerful method to exchange the old tapes that were installed by our traumatic...
by Shirley Davis | Apr 14, 2019 | Healing from Toxic Shame
In the past few posts, we have examined the different types of shame and the malignant effects it can have on our brains. In this piece, we are going to explore the different ways that we can overcome shame to become who we were always meant to be, before shame drove...
by Shirley Davis | Apr 11, 2019 | CPTSD, Healing from Toxic Shame
In the previous post we examined the different types of shame, but what happens in the brain to make shame benign or toxic? What parts of our brains are injured by chronically being shamed by our caregivers, and how does that change who we are? These are a few of the...
by Shirley Davis | Apr 10, 2019 | CPTSD, Uncategorized
Shame; the feeling that you have done something wrong that goes against your core values. Shame is a normal and natural human emotion that is not harmful. In this series, the CPTSD Foundation is offering a new group of articles where we explore together the different...
by Athena Moberg, CPC, CFTP | Feb 28, 2019 | Complex PTSD Healing
food for thought: before we choose to disregard another’s human experience because it is not the same as our own, it might be helpful for us to remember we are not all-knowing or all-present. there are, in fact, those who choose to senselessly harm and exploit others....
by Shirley Davis | Jan 27, 2019 | ACEs, Complex PTSD Healing, CPTSD, Mindfulness, Trauma-Informed, Uncategorized
The entire series in January will be focusing on how trauma-informed care can help adults overcome the effects of adverse childhood experiences (ACEs). However, to understand the process of healing, we must first explore what happens to the brains of traumatized...
by Shirley Davis | Jan 25, 2019 | ACEs, Complex PTSD Healing, Uncategorized
Many of you, like we who support in various ways the CPTSD Foundation, have survived one or more traumatic events. By traumatic events I offer the following definition I found on the Healthline website: “A traumatic event is an incident that causes physical,...
by Shirley Davis | Dec 31, 2018 | ACEs, Complex PTSD Healing, Grief, Holiday Stress, Surviving the Holidays, Uncategorized
December was very trying for those of us living with complex post-traumatic stress disorder. We may have endured visiting relatives who lived up to our expectations of being highly triggering, which may have left us feeling exhausted. We may have been quick to put...
