by Sylvie Rouhani | Sep 29, 2022 | ACEs, Anxiety, Childhood Sexual Abuse, COVID-19, CPTSD, Guest Contributor, LGBTQ, Recovery, Self-Acceptance
It is clear for all to see: more needs to be done to support children and teenagers, here in the UK. At the time when young people need support, acceptance, compassion and love the most, they are, unfortunately, pressured to be and do better. Those who are used and...
by Rebekah Brown | Sep 1, 2022 | Abandonment and CPTSD, ACEs, Attachment Trauma, Complex PTSD Healing, Holidays, Narcissistic Personality Disorder
I sat in the graduation ceremony surrounded by thousands of proud parents and friends and watched as my son marched in to receive his college diploma in civil engineering. It was a crowning achievement not only for him but for me. Not because I had anything to...
by Sylvie Rouhani | Aug 3, 2022 | ACEs, Childhood Sexual Abuse, CPTSD, Guest Contributor
The outrage following the overturn of ROE V WADE was felt and expressed all over the world. I’ve watched “Stay Sweet – Pray – Obey” on Netflix recently. It is about a small community of a branch of Polygamists Mormons group. Members of...
by Mina Victoria | Jul 26, 2022 | Abandonment and CPTSD, ACEs, Anxiety, CPTSD, CPTSD and Self-Harm, Depression, Hope, Suicide Prevention
TRIGGER WARNING: This post directly describes suicidal ideation and behaviors I almost killed myself at 13. I stayed home from school one day and told my mother I had a migraine. My plan was to swallow the bottle of migraine medicine my doctor had just prescribed me....
by Sylvie Rouhani | Jul 1, 2022 | ACEs, Guest Contributor, Hope, Recovery, Spirituality, Trauma-Informed
Impostor Syndrome occurs for all sorts of reasons and it pushes us to become extremely hard on ourselves. It also robs us of seeing ourselves: as human beings doing their best, just as they are. Thankfully, self-compassion can help us address the painful feeling of...
by Sylvie Rouhani | Jun 21, 2022 | ACEs, Anxiety, Childhood Sexual Abuse, CPTSD, Guest Contributor, Living with Disabilities, Trauma-Informed
There is a lot of information on how being unemployed often triggers depression and anxiety. Obviously, this is accurate, however, there isn’t much to help those whose mental illnesses stop them from working. Unfortunately, these individuals are referred to as...
