by Shirley Davis | Apr 13, 2020 | COVID-19, CPTSD, CPTSD Research
There is no doubt that the coronavirus has taken the world’s collective breath away. People are getting sick by the thousands, with many not surviving. The governments around the globe have mostly shut down their countries to help prevent Covid19 as it kills...
by Claire Exley | Apr 9, 2020 | Complex PTSD Healing, COVID-19, CPTSD
Being in an abusive relationship is not something you immediately realize. I always thought if someone treated me badly, I would never stay with them. I would never put up with that. As far as I was aware, I had never been exposed to that kind of relationship. My...
by Shirley Davis | Apr 6, 2020 | COVID-19, CPTSD Research
The world is facing unprecedented times in modern history as the coronavirus is spreading like wildfire and changing our lives forever. The human cost in lives lost is tremendous and none of us who live through the pandemic will not be touched in some way. There is a...
by Shirley Davis | Mar 30, 2020 | COVID-19, CPTSD Research
The COVID-19 virus has become something that people are terrified of getting. In response to this fear, people are hoarding everything from meat to toilet paper. However, being so afraid has an unexpected consequence, the lowering of the immune system’s ability to...
by Jennifer "Kaylene" Carter | Mar 26, 2020 | CPTSD Poetry
Fog The skies have turned gray, Rain’s starting to fall. Once upon a time, my life was clear. Now a fog’s settled over it all. Stumbling in the dark, I catch glimpses of my destination. But as I step a little closer, I see it was an illusion. The rolling mist envelops...
by Shirley Davis | Mar 23, 2020 | CPTSD Research
Those who live with the after-effects of severe childhood trauma understand well how it feels to be continually on the lookout for danger. Some experience this as hypervigilance feeling unsafe no matter who they are with or where they are in life. Polyvagal theory...
by Claire Exley | Mar 19, 2020 | CPTSD, Dissociation and CPTSD, Guest Contributor, Trauma-Informed Tuesday Newsletter, Treatment for CPTSD
At a boiling point? Trying to connect with a feeling, for me, can be like trying to boil a kettle with no water. You can click the button, but all you get is a few vapors. You can go through the motions, but with no hot water at the end of it. Ironically, being unable...
by Shirley Davis | Mar 16, 2020 | ACEs, CPTSD Research, Polyvagal Theory and CPTSD
Stress is a normal part of life that no one can fully escape. However, when stress becomes toxic, it can affect our lives in drastic fashions that may change our life’s outcome. Adverse childhood experiences tie into toxic stress and both can cause considerable harm...
by Robyn Brickel | Mar 12, 2020 | Depression, Grief, Trauma-Informed
When a new client asks “how long is therapy going to take?” I know that they are eager to feel better, heal, and move forward. They want to pour out all the details of their story within that first session because they expect this to speed up the process of healing....
by Shirley Davis | Mar 9, 2020 | CPTSD Research, Polyvagal Theory and CPTSD
How many times have we heard of people who were raped or otherwise violated being accused in their attacker’s trial of not fighting or running away? The survivor, instead of receiving sympathy and justice, is instead bombarded inside the court and out with shame...
