by Gabe Keye | Aug 31, 2021 | CPTSD and PTSD, Guest Contributor, Self Care, War & Combat Trauma
Welcome Home My Friend This is the moment you’ve been waiting for. The world is your oyster and it’s time to celebrate. How are you going to do it? You could go to college, start a business, get a dog, or anything else your heart desires! Sounds great, right? Well,...
by Shirley Davis | Aug 30, 2021 | Tension and Trauma-Releasing Exercises - TRE®
In August, my articles have been centered around Tension & Trauma Release Exercises (TRE ®) and how they can aid in self-regulation and the treatment of trauma. We discovered that TRE ® is life-changing if done correctly and with a tension-releasing exercise...
by Svava Brooks | Aug 26, 2021 | Emotional Wellness, Tension and Trauma-Releasing Exercises - TRE®
What day is it? Blursday? If your days are starting to mesh all into one lately, you are not alone. These are uncertain times and we are all feeling it, and as we are all hoping for an end in sight, we might need to adjust to the fact that while some things may go...
by Paul Michael Marinello | Aug 25, 2021 | Complex PTSD Healing
by Mick McCarthy Nearly twenty years of abuse can cause a lot of difficulties, as many people reading this site already know. For me, I did not suffer from childhood abuse; overall, my childhood was modestly idyllic. When I got together with my partner, my naivety and...
by Shane Bouel | Aug 25, 2021 | Abandonment and CPTSD, Anxiety, Attachment Trauma, Complex PTSD and Foster Care, CPTSD and Adoption
Have you ever heard of the term… “You are where you’re supposed to be”? Serendipity, many people think that serendipity is a happy accident, coincidence, good fortune. Serendipity means looking at what others see as a problem and seeing instead...
by Monique Nguyen | Aug 24, 2021 | Abuse, Addiction, Complex PTSD Healing, CPTSD, Grief, Guest Contributor, Sobriety
You Are Capable You can and are capable of being a person of goodness, bravery, honesty, and authenticity; no matter what has happened, no matter what you have or don’t. You can and are capable of pursuing, learning, obtaining, and achieving anything you...
by Shirley Davis | Aug 23, 2021 | Abuse
Overdoses from illicit and prescription drugs are on the rise in the United States, leaving 92,500 dead and thousands of grieving family members, friends, and communities wondering what could have been done to save their lives. August 31 is International Overdose Day,...
by Lily Tecklher | Aug 18, 2021 | Childhood Sexual Abuse, CPTSD Survivor Stories, Dissociation and CPTSD, Emotional Flashbacks, Guest Contributor, Symptoms of CPTSD
Trauma Treatment, Cicadas and the Emerging Buzz of Hope by Lily Tecklher *TRIGGER WARNING: This article contains an account of child assault. Please practice self-care when reading and step away if you become triggered. In 1987,...
by Shirley Davis | Aug 16, 2021 | Complex PTSD Healing, CPTSD Research, Tension and Trauma-Releasing Exercises - TRE®, Treatment for CPTSD
The stress and tension from trauma can kill. We know this fact because of the volumes of research that have been done on the subject. Not only can stress and tension be fatal, but they also can be the root cause of self-deregulation leaving survivors struggling in...
by Shirley Davis | Aug 9, 2021 | CPTSD Research, Tension and Trauma-Releasing Exercises - TRE®
Traumatic stress is one of the most common reactions to distress. These reactions are believed to be held in the body as well as the mind. Trauma releasing exercises TRE® is a new way to release stress and control the effects of trauma. This article shall continue our...
