by Elizabeth Woods | Aug 17, 2026 | Loneliness
It’s in the Silence You Hear the Loudest Things ***Trigger Warning*** This article discusses specific, explicit, aspects of a personal trauma story. Please be kind to yourself as you read. What do you carry with you every single day? Many people quietly live in the...
by Angela Solic | Aug 13, 2026 | Boundaries, Building Resilience in Healing, Complex PTSD Healing, Healing from Toxic Shame
Loving an emotionally healthy partner Here is Part 1 of this series. If the adult child finds an emotionally healthy partner, they might feel uncomfortable because this person can challenge everything they learned about love. For the adult child, love was historically...
by Dr. Mozelle Martin | Aug 12, 2026 | Building Resilience in Healing, Mental Health Professional, Post Traumatic Growth
There is a strange thing that can happen when a trauma survivor finally reaches a quieter life. They do not relax; they wait. They wait for the phone call, the slammed door, the accusation, the shift in someone’s tone, the bill they forgot, the person...
by Ellen Tift | Aug 11, 2026 | Anxiety, Attachment Trauma, Betrayal, Building Resilience in Healing, Emotional Flashbacks, Emotional Wellness, Family Estrangement, Healing from Toxic Shame, Healing Self-Shame, Isolation, Narcissistic Abuse
Have you ever found yourself suddenly humiliated, yet forced to pretend otherwise in front of people? How covert narcissists intentionally do this to their targets while appearing perfectly innocent. I’m Embarrassed That I Exist Carter’s Story Carter had been...
by Rachel Grant | Aug 10, 2026 | Building Resilience in Healing, CPTSD, Mental Health Professional, Post Traumatic Growth
Healing changes your tolerance, relationships, and what you’re willing to accept. Growth is not betrayal. How have you changed through healing? Photo Credit: Unsplash Guest Post Disclaimer: This guest post is for educational and informational purposes only....
by Elizabeth Akinniyi | Aug 7, 2026 | Codependency, Family Estrangement, Healing Codependency, Relationships, Self Care, Self-Acceptance
The Silence That Takes You Away From Yourself Countless African households teach their children, from a very young age, to refrain from speaking. Phrases like “Just keep quiet,” or “Don’t cause trouble” echo through our lives, passed down as wisdom from those who came...
by Angela Solic | Aug 6, 2026 | Complex PTSD Healing, CPTSD and Parenting, Parenting With Trauma
The invisible wound When people think about childhood trauma, they might imagine bruises from physical abuse, scars on skin that remain red and thick, stories of children left alone to fend for themselves without food or comfort, or various forms of sexual assault....
by Alice Segell | Aug 5, 2026 | ACEs, Borderline Personality Disorder, Complex PTSD Healing, CPTSD and Inner Child Work, Family Estrangement, Going No Contact, Healthy Relationships, Isolation
I once dated a man with borderline personality disorder. At one point, he told me that it broke his heart to see what I was not, what I hadn’t become, how small my life was, how I had squandered my brains and looks. This unsolicited mourning of a fantastical me (a...
by Lynda Wisdo | Aug 4, 2026 | Hypnotherapy, Mental Health Professional, Therapy
It all started one night back in mid-July 2005 when I woke up to use the bathroom. Within minutes I began shaking so badly that I could hardly hold a glass of water. I was so terrified that I called 911. Not wanting to wake my sons, I decided not to have the...
by Fred Chong Rutherford | Aug 4, 2026 | Mental Health Awareness
Sometimes, the best that someone can do is attack someone vulnerable. Sometimes, we were the vulnerable target. Sometimes, my mom, when she felt low, went after me. It started the same way every time. She had a bad day. But I don’t mean normal disappointments. I mean...
