by Shirley Davis | Aug 23, 2021 | Abuse
Overdoses from illicit and prescription drugs are on the rise in the United States, leaving 92,500 dead and thousands of grieving family members, friends, and communities wondering what could have been done to save their lives. August 31 is International Overdose Day,...
by Lily Tecklher | Aug 18, 2021 | Childhood Sexual Abuse, CPTSD Survivor Stories, Dissociation and CPTSD, Emotional Flashbacks, Guest Contributor, Symptoms of CPTSD
Trauma Treatment, Cicadas and the Emerging Buzz of Hope by Lily Tecklher *TRIGGER WARNING: This article contains an account of child assault. Please practice self-care when reading and step away if you become triggered. In 1987,...
by Shirley Davis | Aug 16, 2021 | Complex PTSD Healing, CPTSD Research, Tension and Trauma-Releasing Exercises - TRE®, Treatment for CPTSD
The stress and tension from trauma can kill. We know this fact because of the volumes of research that have been done on the subject. Not only can stress and tension be fatal, but they also can be the root cause of self-deregulation leaving survivors struggling in...
by Shirley Davis | Aug 9, 2021 | CPTSD Research, Tension and Trauma-Releasing Exercises - TRE®
Traumatic stress is one of the most common reactions to distress. These reactions are believed to be held in the body as well as the mind. Trauma releasing exercises TRE® is a new way to release stress and control the effects of trauma. This article shall continue our...
by Bette Jaeger | Aug 4, 2021 | CPTSD, Nurses, PTSD, Self Care, Treatment
Many don’t realize how vital nurses often are in PTSD recovery. When it comes to this topic, there’s a sort of standard image that comes to mind. It typically involves a mental health professional performing cognitive therapy or exposure therapy on a patient (usually...
by Shirley Davis | Aug 2, 2021 | Complex PTSD Healing, CPTSD Research, Tension and Trauma-Releasing Exercises - TRE®, Trauma-Informed
Traumatic stress causes many problems for survivors and others. We don’t feel well enough to accomplish our life goals or to function in day-to-day routines. There is a new solution to traumatic stress, and it is called Trauma Releasing Exercises (TRE®). This...
by Shirley Davis | Jul 26, 2021 | Complex PTSD Healing
Healthcare is one of the highest expenses most people will incur during their lifetimes. The high cost of healthcare has driven many to worry about how they can afford to pay for it, causing some to ignore their mental and physical health problems. This July, our...
by Shirley Davis | Jul 22, 2021 | ACEs, CPTSD
The answer will leave you speechless. Adults who experienced adverse childhood experiences (ACEs), aka traumatic experiences as children, still pay for what happened to them years, even decades later. But what are adverse childhood experiences? And how do they affect...
by Shirley Davis | Jul 19, 2021 | Complex PTSD Healing, Treatment for CPTSD
Healing from complex trauma takes time, and having a treatment team that is supportive and well-trained in trauma-informed care can be an enormous help. In this article, we shall discuss together more disciplines you can have on your care team and how they can help...
by Robyn Brickel | Jul 16, 2021 | Complex PTSD Healing, Guest Contributor, Trauma-Informed
I learned an important concept about how to feel emotions again safely – especially after trauma– over 26 years ago from my favorite graduate school professor, the late Terry Taylor Smith, LMFT: When you use the word “but” between two statements, it negates everything...
