by Ellen Tift | Jun 11, 2026 | Abandonment and CPTSD, Attachment Trauma, Core Beliefs, Depression, Grief, Self-Acceptance, Suicide Prevention
For many, this profoundly sad notion is buried so deeply, we don’t even realize it’s driving our search for significance. Why do we believe this and how can we heal it? Internalized Worthlessness: When You Truly Believe You Don’t Matter Khalil stood...
by Ellen Tift | Jun 2, 2026 | ACEs, Anger, Anxiety, Attachment Trauma, Betrayal, Childhood Sexual Abuse, Flashbacks, Grief, Healing from Toxic Shame, Self-Acceptance
Your day’s going fine until BAM! You crumble in shame over a dumb thing you said when you were 15. Let’s talk about “shame flashbacks”, how they haunt complex trauma survivors, and how to break free. The Aftershocks of Childhood Shame: A Guide...
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...
