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The Email My Ex-Therapist Never Sent.

The Email My Ex-Therapist Never Sent.

by Rebecca Donaldson | Jan 14, 2021 | ACEs, Attachment Trauma, Complex PTSD Healing, Pyschotherapy, Trauma-Informed, Treatment for CPTSD

To those who have ever been harmed in therapy, I am sorry. To those who continue to ruminate over what happened and are unable to move past it, I can relate. We may never receive the answer we are looking for, but we can learn to be gentle with ourselves. I wrote this...
How I Found “Home” within Myself.

How I Found “Home” within Myself.

by Rebecca Donaldson | Jan 7, 2021 | ACEs, Attachment Trauma, Complex PTSD Healing, CPTSD and Inner Child Work, Family Estrangement

Though I wish we could, we don’t get to pick the families we are born into. We do, though, one day get to pick those who raise us. My life may not be typical, but it’s beautiful. I haven’t been home in over seven years, and that’s my choice. I’ve chosen to live a...
Dear Sensitive One: Your Sensitivity is not a Curse.

Dear Sensitive One: Your Sensitivity is not a Curse.

by Rebecca Donaldson | Jan 1, 2021 | ACEs, Attachment Trauma, Complex PTSD Healing, CPTSD, CPTSD and Inner Child Work, Dissociation and CPTSD

Good evening. I see you’re crying again. Don’t worry about the sheets. I’ll wash them tomorrow. What do you need? Can I hold your hand? You don’t want to be touched? It’s okay. I understand. You know, your sensitivity is not something to fix. DBT is not your answer....
Trauma-Informed Truth: You are Strong Enough to be Vulnerable

Trauma-Informed Truth: You are Strong Enough to be Vulnerable

by Robyn Brickel | Nov 30, 2020 | Attachment Trauma

I invite you to notice the feeling you have when I say vulnerability is strength! Does it feel like a pit in your stomach? A lump in your throat? Does the idea of being vulnerable scare you? I am asking you to think about what’s not working for you in your life. Have...
Recognizing C-PTSD as a Legitimate Diagnosis

Recognizing C-PTSD as a Legitimate Diagnosis

by Rebecca C Mandeville MFT | Nov 18, 2020 | Attachment Trauma, Complex PTSD Healing, CPTSD and Inner Child Work, CPTSD and PTSD, Trauma-Informed, Treatment for CPTSD, What is CPTSD

Complex PTSD ( which is sometimes interchanged with terms such as complex relational trauma, developmental trauma, and interpersonal trauma) is a relatively recent concept. With the recognition of complex PTSD (C-PTSD) by the World Health Organization (WHO),...
When Developmental Trauma Pulls You In.

When Developmental Trauma Pulls You In.

by Chris Prange-Morgan | Oct 9, 2020 | ACEs, Attachment Trauma, CPTSD, CPTSD Survivor Stories, Hypervigilance, Mindfulness, Outer Critic, Trauma-Informed

Sometimes raising a child with developmental trauma feels like drowning. During the pandemic, the usual lifelines of educational and community support are decreased or absent, and many parents are left feeling suffocated and alone. Our son spent two years languishing...
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