by Rebekah Brown | Aug 6, 2025 | ACEs, CPTSD, CPTSD and PTSD, Guest Contributor
Survivors of childhood trauma have an additional burden—the burden of the past. Life takes a toll on everybody, whether you are a survivor of childhood trauma or not. Some days, I feel like I am juggling ten thousand different balls, desperately trying to keep them...
by Morrene Hauser | Jul 24, 2025 | ACEs, Brain Chemistry, CPTSD, CPTSD and PTSD, Guest Contributor
***TRIGGER WARNING: This blog discusses child abuse, including sexual abuse.*** By Morrene Hauser THE SHIVERS: When the nervous system is in such a state of overwhelm due to ongoing stress and anxiety that the body shivers and shakes uncontrollably. I can finally...
by Polly Hansen | May 29, 2025 | ACEs, CPTSD, Emotional Wellness, Guest Contributor, Healing from Toxic Shame
“It’s amazing you survived. How come you’re so…normal and happy?”That’s what people say when I tell my story: parental neglect, sexual abuse, homelessness, being trafficked. My answer? I never gave up on me. Why? Because I wanted me. I wanted to believe I was good,...
by Rachel Grant | May 21, 2025 | ACEs, CPTSD, CPTSD and PTSD, Guest Contributor
I’ve been following Kristen Browde on TikTok for some time now and have found her to be so insightful and inspiring that I had to introduce you to her and the amazing advocacy work she is doing on many fronts.In particular, I want to share with you this amazing...
by Jesse Donahue | May 14, 2025 | ACEs, CPTSD, CPTSD and PTSD, Dysregulation, Guest Contributor
The Heart of the MatterBy Jesse B. Donahue 2023 ©Hidden deep, and I mean buried at the core of my human soul, lies my “internal being,” repressed, shrunken, having been shattered by chronic trauma. How many years, how many moments of a wasted life have I endured and...
by Rachel Grant | May 12, 2025 | ACEs, Childhood Sexual Abuse, CPTSD, Guest Contributor
***Trigger warning: This article discusses child abuse.*** Eight years ago, I had the joy of connecting with Rebecca O’Donnell, author of Freak: The True Story of an Insecurity Addict. I immediately adored her fierceness, authenticity, and willingness to take on...
