by Shirley Davis | Jan 17, 2022 | CPTSD and Narcissistic Abuse, Healing Codependency
So far, in this series, we have discussed narcissistic and childhood abuse and how codependency can become a problem for survivors. However, physical and emotional abuse is also rampant in our society and tearing the future lives of our children apart. According to...
by Shirley Davis | Jan 10, 2022 | ACEs, Childhood Sexual Abuse, Complex PTSD Healing
Codependency causes people to feed off each other’s emotions and to lose their ability to care for themselves. Codependency is a cruel dance where one person needs the other who needs to be needed. Thus, you end up with one adult being the giver and the other the...
by Robyn Brickel | Jan 10, 2022 | Complex PTSD Healing, CPTSD, Gaslighting
You and I have endured yet another year experiencing the impact of global trauma. We all need healing, hope, and compassion more than ever! In everything we do at Brickel and Associates, our goal is to allow for and aid in healing for our clients. We strive to empower...
by Susan Morris | Jan 10, 2022 | Building Resilience in Healing, CPTSD, Emotional Wellness, Hope, Self Care, Self-Acceptance
As an adult child of an alcoholic, the quiet in my household was most likely always followed by chaos. The thing I craved the most as a child was peace. The uneasy feeling of impending doom followed me well into my adulthood. When there was happiness in my life, I...
by Shirley Davis | Jan 6, 2022 | Attachment Trauma, Narcissistic Personality Disorder
Many of us have heard of codependency and narcissism. Codependency is when two people are locked in a life where they feed off on another, causing mental anguish. Narcissism is when one of the pair is self-centered, arrogant, and lacks empathy for their partner. In...
by Maria Anna van Driel | Jan 5, 2022 | CPTSD, CPTSD and PTSD, Guest Contributor, PTSD
The power of meta-cognition You have no clue when or how but, somehow you have slid into this odd air bubble filled with millions and millions of thoughts still, a deafening silence is what you hear when focusing on these thoughts. Dozens of familiar and uncontrolled...
by Roseanne Reilly | Jan 4, 2022 | Anxiety, Building Resilience in Healing, Complex PTSD Healing, CPTSD Poetry, Hope, Hypervigilance, Polyvagal Theory and CPTSD, Self Care, The Brain and CPTSD
We can know we are safe and still not feel safe? We come into the world wired for connection and safety. How do we shift from the appearance of safety to the experience of this at a neurological and physiological level? While we may think our brains are in charge, our...
by Shirley Davis | Jan 3, 2022 | Building Resilience in Healing, Self Care
In this series, we have discussed how to make better memories to lessen the impact of those that are trauma-based and very unpleasant. The holidays are the perfect time to build new memories by beginning new traditions. This article will focus on ways you can build a...
by Shirley Davis | Dec 30, 2021 | CPTSD, Emotional Wellness, Holiday Stress, Holidays
Survivors of complex trauma often see the world as a horrendous place where there is only pain and sorrow. It is very difficult for people like us to step back and see the trees for the forest. During this season of the year, the thinking patterns of survivors can...
by Robyn Brickel | Dec 29, 2021 | Complex PTSD Healing, CPTSD and PTSD
So many relationship experts have embraced the idea of love languages. They became popular with Gary Chapman’s 1992 book, The 5 Love Languages, for the ways partners show love and care: acts of service, physical touch, words, gifts, quality time. Yet none of these can...
