by Sunny Lynn, OMC | Aug 29, 2023 | CPTSD and PTSD, Emotional Wellness, Going No Contact
Going No Contact and the Wisdom of Goldilocks (originally published in the Friday Edition of HeartBalm Healing at https://heartbalm.substack.com) Going no contact can be one of the hardest decisions you will ever have to make. Severing ties with family is a...
by Shirley Davis | Aug 28, 2023 | Depression
Most of us have heard of depression and its implications for those who live with it, but have you ever heard the term “silent” or “hidden” depression? This article will explore hidden depression and its causes and symptoms. What is Depression? Considered a mood...
by Cyndi Bennett | Aug 24, 2023 | Complex PTSD Healing, CPTSD, Occupational Mental Health & CPTSD
How to overcome the “What ifs” I have been talking a lot about managing our triggers in the workplace because it is a big struggle for most trauma survivors. Hypervigilance and anxiety can be exhausting. It should not be surprising that some of us have been unable to...
by Sunny Lynn, OMC | Aug 23, 2023 | ACEs, Complex PTSD Healing, CPTSD and Inner Child Work, CPTSD Poetry, Guest Contributor
The Game Afoot: Repatterning Old Patterns (as published in The Friday Edition of HeartBalm Healing at https://heartbalm.substack.com) There is a game afoot! It is there lying in wait for the next time you do something or act a certain way that mirrors an old pattern...
by Rachel Grant | Aug 22, 2023 | ACEs, CPTSD, Guest Contributor
In a meditation about regret I did recently, I was asked to allow a moment to arise in which I felt regret – to not direct it but just be open to what needed to show itself. My thoughts traveled to, “I regret being born.” I almost popped out of the...
by Shirley Davis | Aug 21, 2023 | CPTSD, Pyschotherapy
Everybody needs validation. We all need someone else to recognize and accept our internal experiences as valid, no matter how different they are. This happens when the other person you speak with listens without judgment to your story. Psychotherapy is where most...
by Cyndi Bennett | Aug 17, 2023 | Complex PTSD Healing, CPTSD, CPTSD and PTSD, Occupational Mental Health & CPTSD, Workplace Trauma
The term resiliency is a buzzword in the business world today. Companies want their businesses, applications, and workforce to be resilient, but what does it mean, and why is it essential for one’s career? Resilience Defined Resilience is “the capacity to withstand or...
by Rebekah Brown | Aug 16, 2023 | Abandonment and CPTSD, ACEs, Complex PTSD Healing, CPTSD, CPTSD and Narcissistic Abuse, Guest Contributor, Trauma
Meaning—What does the loss & its impact say about me? I sat on the back porch of our custom-built little house in the backwoods of Virginia. I had everything I’d ever dreamed of except for one thing. A life. I thought I’d be free. Instead, I was drowning in...
by Ramon Diaz | Aug 15, 2023 | CPTSD, Guest Contributor, Mental Health Professional
Recently, a sporting scandal broke out at a prestigious university in the US, Northwestern University. To this point, more stories are coming out to the public that suggests the scandal is bigger than what reporters originally thought it would be. The psychology...
by Shirley Davis | Aug 14, 2023 | CPTSD, Pyschotherapy, Rejection Trauma
Everyone has experienced rejection either in their public or private lives. Perhaps your best friend wants some alone time when you want them to go out. You feel put off and rejected. However, sometimes rejection goes very deep and begins in early childhood. This...
