by Shirley Davis | Apr 10, 2023 | Addiction
There are many things that a person can be addicted to, including food, sugar, and even misery. Like sugar or food, pornography is easily accessible due to the renaissance of the Internet leading many people to fall into the trap of watching it incessantly. This...
by Belinda Pyle | Apr 7, 2023 | Anxiety, Building Resilience in Healing, Combat Trauma, Complex PTSD Healing, CPTSD, CPTSD and PTSD, CPTSD Survivor Stories, Depression, Emotional Wellness, Guest Contributor, Healthy Relationships, Hope, Life Management Skills, Post Traumatic Growth, PTSD, Recovery, Relationships, Self Care, Self-Acceptance, Symptoms of CPTSD, Trauma
The stigma surrounding medications for mental illness often drives people away from what they need most. Many people innocently say, “I hate taking medications” or “I would never take them”. Isn’t it lovely that some people have a choice? People who don’t need...
by Cyndi Bennett | Apr 6, 2023 | Complex PTSD Healing, CPTSD and PTSD, Guest Contributor, Occupational Mental Health & CPTSD
Here we are at the beginning of a new year…2023. We can finally put 2022 to bed with all its challenges and start turning our attention to a new beginning. I love the New Year. It is like a “do-over” card or a mulligan. I love setting goals and challenging myself to...
by Jessie Moss | Apr 5, 2023 | CPTSD and PTSD, Guest Contributor
Addicted to the loop of instability I unconsciously chased unsafe situations. Even as I became more aware, the poor me attitude quickly brought me to the same situations time and time again, just showing up in so many different types of people, different ways on...
by Elizabeth Woods | Apr 4, 2023 | CPTSD, CPTSD and Parenting, Guest Contributor
Becoming a parent is not for everyone. It is a huge responsibility and life-long commitment. If however, you decide that the risk to your freedom conquers the life that kids bring, is worth it, then why not? Kids bring a new sense of “freedom” and a life you can never...
by LWK | Apr 3, 2023 | Uncategorized
A fugue state is a temporary state where a person has memory loss (amnesia) and can end up in an unexpected place with no memory of how they got there. They may appear confused about who they are, and where they are going and in some cases may not remember anything...
by Shigeko Ito | Mar 31, 2023 | Anxiety, CPTSD and PTSD, Depression, Guest Contributor, Shame, Trauma
Sometimes I wonder what might have happened to me had I stayed in Japan. Might I have joined the million-plus ranks of hikikomori (shut-ins withdrawn from society) that exist in Japan today? This is an unsettling thought. It’s difficult to dismiss the hikikomori issue...
by Cyndi Bennett | Mar 30, 2023 | CPTSD, CPTSD and PTSD, Life Management Skills, Occupational Mental Health & CPTSD, Post Traumatic Growth
Creating a sense of belonging among employees is a top priority for every successful company. Top companies invest millions of dollars in repairing a broken onboarding process because they realize the importance of creating an experience where new hires feel like they...
by Rebekah Brown | Mar 29, 2023 | Attachment Trauma, Boundaries, CPTSD and Narcissistic Abuse, Generational Trauma, Guest Contributor, Healing from Toxic Shame, Living with Disabilities, Parental Alienation, Toxic Relationships, Trauma
When you look at patterns within dysfunctional family systems, without fail, you will find the hallmark of a false narrative. The engine of the family system runs on untruths, half-truths, and constructed reality. And it doesn’t start where your story begins....
by Elizabeth Woods | Mar 28, 2023 | Complex PTSD Healing, CPTSD, Post Traumatic Growth
We spent years in silence, constantly abused and ignored. We were forced to do unspeakable acts of “craziness” our brains couldn’t understand even in our wildest imaginations. Believe me, we tried! Confusion and pain, smirking adults all around us. Then being left...
