by Robyn Brickel | Apr 28, 2021 | Complex PTSD Healing, Trauma-Informed
The experience of trauma makes a profound mark on a person. It doesn’t matter whether the injury is grave and evident, as the bruising of a battered person, or hard to see, like the emotional neglect of someone detached and withdrawn. Whatever the cause, when a person...
by Shirley Davis | Apr 26, 2021 | Childhood Sexual Abuse
This series in April has focused on childhood sexual abuse, what it is, and how it affects its victims long-term. Childhood sexual abuse (CSA) is an insidious blight on our world and destroys the future of our country, our children. This article will focus on how to...
by Rebekah Brown | Apr 23, 2021 | ACEs, Attachment Trauma, Complex PTSD Healing, CPTSD and PTSD, CPTSD Survivor Stories
The Voice Box No-Talk Rule – This foundational dysfunctional family rule demands children never tell the truth to outsiders and never speak up to their abusers. (always be kind to yourself as you read, as some content may feel triggering) Blurry shapes...
by Belinda Pyle | Apr 22, 2021 | CPTSD and Inner Child Work, Guest Contributor
Things You Can Tell Your Children But Not Your Inner ChildAs a parent of four stepchildren and two biological ones, I wasn’t thrilled to find out I had yet another child to parent. The thought made me want to run to the nearest hospital and get an emergency...
by Kinjal Kanani | Apr 21, 2021 | Anxiety, CPTSD Survivor Stories, Guest Contributor
I have a secret! But before I reveal it, I want to tell you something about myself. My loved ones come to me when they are in a jam. I am their official go-to person for all kinds of problems. They praise me for my poise under challenging situations. Some people even...
by Shirley Davis | Apr 19, 2021 | Childhood Sexual Abuse, CPTSD
This April we have been focused on childhood sexual abuse (CSA), a crime that can cause long-term harm even as the child grows into adulthood. 1in 4 women and 1 in 6 men alive in the United States today were molested sexually before the age of 18. This means there are...
by Belinda Pyle | Apr 16, 2021 | CPTSD Survivor Stories, Guest Contributor
CPTSD is caused by relationships with bad people, but how do we, as adults, separate the good from the bad. I’m at that point where I’m learning about myself and barely trust myself so the idea of trusting others is a bit too much. So, right now, the only new “people”...
by Rebekah Brown | Apr 15, 2021 | Abandonment and CPTSD, Attachment Trauma, Complex PTSD Healing, Emotional Wellness, Guest Contributor, Healthy Relationships
The Friend of Love My best friend is moving away. She’d been dropping hints for months, but I decided to retreat behind a wall of denial and hope for the best. The best was not to be. Ellen is moving, and there isn’t anything I can do about it. We had our share of...
by Shirley Davis | Apr 12, 2021 | Childhood Sexual Abuse, COVID-19
The COVID-19 pandemic has been brutal on us all. Rising depression and anxiety plague our world more than any time in recent history, and it is not only adults who are affected. Children have been home from school living with adults who are out of work, out of money,...
by Rebekah Brown | Apr 9, 2021 | Complex PTSD Healing, CPTSD, Emotional Flashbacks, Emotional Wellness, The Brain and CPTSD, Treatment for CPTSD
The desert of the Southwestern United States has a strange, stark beauty all its own. Gorgeous sunsets, rock formations and deep canyons accented with spiky cactus resemble another world. If you grew up back east like I did, your previous experience with plant life...
