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Healing from Childhood Trauma – It’s  An Inside Job JD

Healing from Childhood Trauma – It’s An Inside Job JD

by Celeste Mendelsohn | Sep 22, 2023 | 12 Step Programs, CPTSD, Guest Contributor, Yoga

I enjoy reading the sayings on my meditation app. I’ve also enjoyed sharing some of them in various places on social media recently. Today, I found one that connected for me, immediately, but that I hadn’t heard in its current iteration before: “Nobody can bring you...
She Was My Best Friend

She Was My Best Friend

by Madelon Wise | May 2, 2023 | 12 Step Programs, Addiction, Boundaries, Healthy Relationships, LGBTQ, Relationships

Once you come to your senses… Sarah and I kept in close contact after they moved, and I expected her support when I finally made the decision to leave my marriage. I was wrong. I had fallen in love with another woman. I think of this affair as more of a catalyst...
The Burden of Truth

The Burden of Truth

by Paul Michael Marinello | Sep 13, 2022 | 12 Step Programs, Codependency, Gaslighting, Guest Contributor, Parental Alienation

For trauma sufferers as well as survivors, the burden of truth is often a difficult pill to swallow. In a recent dilemma, I have been stretched and squeezed into a mode of discomfort when it comes to decision-making. My only niece is to be married in late October....
Disenfranchised Grief Within the Walls of Parental Alienation

Disenfranchised Grief Within the Walls of Parental Alienation

by Paul Michael Marinello | Jul 13, 2022 | 12 Step Programs, CPTSD, Gaslighting, Grief, Narcissistic Personality Disorder, Parental Alienation

“I will admit, in my darkest moments my hope for others is much clearer than my hope for myself.” Anna-Maija Lee For the purposes of understanding this post, please review the following terms as it comes to parental alienation, alienating parent (a parent or loved one...
One Year In – What I Have Learned as an Alienated Parent

One Year In – What I Have Learned as an Alienated Parent

by Paul Michael Marinello | May 10, 2022 | 12 Step Programs, Family Estrangement, Gaslighting, Narcissistic Personality Disorder, Parental Alienation

On May 9th of this year, it will have been a full 365 days since I was erased from my daughter’s life. The process of alienating a child from a loving parent often takes years of quietly applied maneuvering, codependence, coercion, and the profound altering of a...
Applying the 12-Steps to C-PTSD

Applying the 12-Steps to C-PTSD

by Maxine Beecroft | May 4, 2022 | 12 Step Programs, CPTSD, CPTSD and PTSD, Guest Contributor

When used in conjunction with other treatments like therapy and/or medication, 12-Step programs can be a useful part of C-PTSD recovery. The 12-Steps are taught at group meetings and run in a program format known as a 12-Step program. The 12-Step working model states...

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