by Dr. Mozelle Martin | Jul 9, 2026 | Hypervigilance
Some trauma survivors are strangely good in a crisis. Not pretend-good. Actually good. They can make the call, pack the bag, drive through the storm, calm the child, read the room, manage the drunk relative, talk someone down, hide their own fear, remember...
by Lawrence Mieczkowski, MD | Jul 8, 2026 | Building Resilience in Healing, Mental Health Professional, Post Traumatic Growth, Therapy
For most of my life, I described my childhood as merely difficult. It was a sanitizing word, one that painted over abuse, neglect, and chaos with a veneer of normalcy. To the outside world, I seemed to be living the American dream. I was a successful...
by Roseanne Reilly | Jul 8, 2026 | CPTSD
I’m sharing this not only as a practitioner, but as a woman who has lived this. As someone with a history of trauma—and someone who has committed deeply to her own inner work—I recognize these patterns not just professionally, but personally. I see them often in the...
by Oak Arias | Jul 7, 2026 | Building Resilience in Healing, Post Traumatic Growth
Some children become adults before anyone notices they were children. They learn early how to pay attention. They notice tension before anyone speaks about it. They become skilled at reading the room, anticipating problems, and adapting to whatever the moment...
by Lynn 18 | Jul 7, 2026 | Mental Health Professional, Parental Alienation
I am an estrangement clinician primarily working with parents who are estranged from their adult sons and/or daughters. Estrangement is a unique phenomenon requiring a specialized approach. My lived experience as an estranged parent is a far greater...
by Dr. Mozelle Martin | Jul 6, 2026 | CPTSD and Parenting, Mental Health Professional, Parenting With Trauma
Plenty of children never needed fixing, they needed adults who could tell guidance from control and knew when to protect a developing self rather than reshape it to satisfy adult fear, image, religion, family loyalty, gender rules, envy, convenience, or unexamined...
by Elizabeth Woods | Jul 6, 2026 | Building Resilience in Healing, Emotional Wellness
You Can’t Run Away From Your Own Head Human beings are like an iceberg. We go through life sharing only the pieces of ourselves that we want people to see. But there’s so much more going on inside. Isaac Newton’s third law states that: “for every action (force)...
by Ruthann Alexander | Jul 3, 2026 | Cognitive Behavior Therapy, CPTSD Survivor Stories, Hope, Pyschotherapy, Therapy
What if I will never heal from trauma? What if my nervous system is so damaged from childhood trauma that no amount of therapy and practice will reteach it a sense of safety in places and situations that trigger me? Is it possible for a nervous system to be so...
by Ellen Tift | Jul 2, 2026 | Abandonment and CPTSD, ACEs, Anxiety, Attachment Trauma, Complex PTSD Healing, Depression, Grief, Grieving
What can you do when no one is giving you closure, safety, or nurturing? Here are 8 needs trauma survivors have and what you can do to meet them yourself. Becoming Your Own First Responder Quinn sat on the edge of their twin bed, staring at their phone screen through...
by Jesse Donahue | Jul 1, 2026 | Boundaries
How do we perceive, interpret, or process the reality of human behavior that goes on around us? The best answer is: “very carefully.” When another’s presence approaches our self-imposed safety bubble or personal space, we have choices about how to interpret the...
