by Jack Brody | Apr 9, 2025 | ACEs, Complex PTSD Healing, CPTSD, Guest Contributor
For those of us who have begun our healing journeys, we are all too familiar with what the impact of leaving survival mode means. It signifies a shift toward healing and a more balanced and fulfilling life, enabling us to prioritize our mental well-being and work...
by Elizabeth Woods | Apr 8, 2025 | ACEs, Anxiety, CPTSD, Guest Contributor
Communication: 1: A process by which information is exchanged between individuals through a common system of symbols, signs, or behavior. Exchange of information. 2: Information communicated, information transmitted or conveyed. A verbal or written message. Source:...
by Sarah Arnold | Mar 25, 2025 | ACEs, CPTSD, Guest Contributor, Mental Health Professional, Sexual Abuse
***TRIGGER WARNING: This article discusses sexual trauma and abuse to children and could be triggering*** Afraid To Go To SchoolAt the beginning of third grade, our usually happy and confident son, William, became panic-stricken about going to school. This...
by Elizabeth Woods | Feb 27, 2025 | ACEs, CPTSD, CPTSD and PTSD, Family Estrangement, Guest Contributor
***TRIGGER WARNING: The following post discusses sensitive issues including child abuse.*** Family is defined as “the basic unit in society traditionally consisting of two parents rearing their children” in the Merriam Webster online dictionary....
by Rebekah Brown | Jan 20, 2025 | ACEs, CPTSD, Guest Contributor, Mindfulness
~The Intractable Nature of Fear and Anxiety in the life of a childhood trauma survivor Since I can’t possibly know what life is like through another person’s eyes, I can only speak for myself. Having said that, childhood trauma survivors have a lot in...
by Morrene Hauser | Dec 18, 2024 | ACEs, CPTSD, Depression, Estrangement, Guest Contributor
***TRIGGER WARNING – The following article discusses childhood abuse. I always knew I wasn’t wanted. From as far back as I can remember, my mother told me that she had gotten pregnant with me a month after my brother was born and how she felt about that....
