Recognizing C-PTSD as a Legitimate Diagnosis

When Developmental Trauma Pulls You In.

Depression and Anxiety, Running on Empty.

Recognizing and Breaking a Trauma Bond

Complex Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, Adverse Childhood Experiences, and their associated Mental Health Disorders.

A Recap Article to the Attachment Styles Series

Recognizing C-PTSD as a Legitimate Diagnosis

When Developmental Trauma Pulls You In.

Depression and Anxiety, Running on Empty.

Recognizing and Breaking a Trauma Bond

Complex Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, Adverse Childhood Experiences, and their associated Mental Health Disorders.

A Recap Article to the Attachment Styles Series

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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),...

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...

by Cora Burke | Feb 10, 2020 | ACEs, Attachment Trauma, CPTSD Survivor Stories, Depression

Depression and anxiety are a poor mixture for keeping the engine going. So how is it that so many of us keep on going, day after day, without outwardly batting an eyelid at the multitudes of challenges being thrown our way? Looking back, I can’t imagine how I...

by Hannah Leigh | Nov 22, 2019 | Attachment Trauma, Trauma-Informed

Often, those with CPTSD were raised in homes with some kind of abuse, neglect, or other form of trauma. Unfortunately, this makes us primed up to get into similarly abusive situations as adults. Our nervous systems are already wired to respond to the up-down cycle of...

by Shirley Davis | Nov 23, 2018 | ACEs, Attachment Trauma

This month we have been discussing complex post-traumatic stress disorder (CPTSD/ c-PTSD/ Complex PTSD) and adverse childhood experiences (ACEs). So far, we have explored the definitions of both, and some of the long-term consequences to the lives of children who...

by Shirley Davis | Nov 5, 2018 | ACEs, Attachment Trauma

In the series on attachment styles, we have covered much ground. We’ve learned about the four basic attachment styles, secure, avoidant, anxious and disorganized and how they affect adult lives. We have also covered a few of the mental health issues that can result...

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