by Morrene Hauser | Dec 11, 2025 | Addiction, CPTSD, CPTSD and PTSD, Guest Contributor
“FINDING CHRISTMAS” By Morrene Hauser I always worked hard to make the holidays special for my children when they were growing up. I wanted their childhood, especially the holidays, to be filled with love, happiness, and good memories–something that was...
by Dr. Mozelle Martin | Nov 13, 2025 | Addiction, CPTSD, CPTSD and PTSD, Guest Contributor, Mental Health Professional
The internet is not only crowded with bad actors. It is crowded with unprocessed pain. Every day, across platforms, unresolved grief and threat biology spill into public view and get mislabeled as simple malice. Some people who harass are predatory. Many more are...
by Gabrielle Lynch | Sep 4, 2024 | Addiction, CPTSD, CPTSD and PTSD, Family Disease, Guest Contributor
A prevalent trope posits that a woman can be okay when her father faces off against her abuser. Stay away from his daughter or meet his wrath. Roots in sexism appear clear when wondering why a man becomes the focus as the hero in a story about female pain. I could...
by Adina Lynn LeCompte | Jun 10, 2024 | 12 Step Programs, Addiction, Complex PTSD Healing, CPTSD Survivor Stories, Guest Contributor, Healing from Toxic Shame, Recovery, Self-Acceptance, Sexual Abuse, Shame, Sobriety, Substance Abuse
The imagined scene fades in: silhouette and shadow, sepia and blue-black charcoal. Fading dusk bleeds its final hint of burnt sienna. The rhythmic slap and skip-step of a single figure jumping rope. Those turning the rope and their haunting sing-song chant are just...
by STAR Network | Feb 28, 2024 | Addiction, CPTSD and PTSD, Dr. Jamie Huysman, Emotional Wellness, Guest Contributor, TAR Network
A new year means a new start for many — an opportunity to reflect on the past year of your relationship and explore your future together. For some, New Year’s relationship resolutions may be just the spark your relationship needs. Remember that your relationship...
by LeeAnn Werner | Feb 19, 2024 | Addiction, CPTSD, Emotional Wellness, Guest Contributor
I awake from the nightmare of my father stalking me in my dreams once again. He wants to invade me physically and mentally to satisfy whatever sick loop of thinking that churns in his mind. If I hadn’t blocked these experiences almost entirely with a dissociative...
