by Jeanne Jess | Apr 13, 2026 | Abandonment and CPTSD, Anxiety, Attachment Trauma, Boundaries, Codependency, Complex PTSD Healing, Core Beliefs, CPTSD Survivor Stories, Depression
Setting Boundaries and Protecting Your Peace of Mind: Yes, because of my CPTSD, I was a people-pleaser. This was like a survival-mode I learned as a child. And that doormat syndrome was often painful for me, for many years. Until one day, I had had enough and decided...
by Jenney Clark | Feb 19, 2026 | Attachment Trauma, Boundaries, Building Resilience in Healing, Codependency, CPTSD and Inner Child Work, CPTSD Survivor Stories, Healing Codependency, Healing Self-Shame, Healthy Relationships
I have often been asked why I am an outspoken writer, willing to tackle thorny and difficult issues well beyond my usual scope of mystical interest. In an era of stifling correctness that governs much of the media, it would be career-savvy to “stay in my lane.” So why...
by Heather Jurvelin | Feb 11, 2026 | Attachment Trauma, Core Beliefs, CPTSD, Guest Contributor
“What’s wrong with you?” she asks the person in the mirror. This echo reverberates within her head as a chorus of voices. Her mother’s voice mingles with her own, changing in tone and pitch throughout her four decades of life, yet always asking the same...
by Heather Jurvelin | Oct 9, 2025 | Attachment Trauma, CPTSD and PTSD, CPTSD Poetry, Guest Contributor
I don’t always feel hopeful or strong. Abandoned insecurities masquerade as anxiety Splintering me into a million shards I seek safety in an impossibility A home to isolated and...
by Danica Alison | Jun 30, 2025 | Attachment Trauma, Boundaries, Building Resilience in Healing, Childhood Sexual Abuse, Complex PTSD Healing, CPTSD, CPTSD and Inner Child Work, Emotional Wellness, Family Estrangement, Grief, Guest Contributor, Healthy Relationships, Hope, Life Management Skills, Post Traumatic Growth, Recovery, Relationships, Self Care, Silent Bystander Parents
There comes a point on the healing journey when the question doesn’t whisper. It roars. Do I tell my parents?Do they deserve to know what happened to me?Would they believe me?Would they hold it with care, or would it break me all over again? If you’re here, standing...
by Sylvie Rouhani | Jun 21, 2024 | Attachment Trauma, Borderline Personality Disorder, Childhood Sexual Abuse, CPTSD, Guest Contributor, Journaling, Mental Health Advocacy, Mental Health Awareness, Money & Healthcare
Mental health services in the UK have always been hard to access. In the past 5 years, they can no longer meet the increasing number of suffering individuals’ needs. The recurring question is, “Why are more people diagnosed with depression/ADHD/...
