by Rebekah Brown | Feb 27, 2023 | Complex PTSD Healing, CPTSD, Healthy Relationships, Holiday Stress, Relationships
“A relationship wound requires a relationship cure.” -Mary Demuth February is the month of relationships. Love, love, love. Even the stupid dollar store is aflutter with hearts and chocolates. In case you didn’t get the hint from the holiday, relationships are...
by Cyndi Bennett | Feb 23, 2023 | Complex PTSD Healing, CPTSD, CPTSD and PTSD, Emotional Flashbacks, Guest Contributor, Life Management Skills, Occupational Mental Health & CPTSD, Post Traumatic Growth, PTSD, Trauma
Photo by Miłosz Klinowski on Unsplash When we Google personal safety in the workplace, the results will be related to environmental issues related to safety, such as OSHA, etc. IGI Global defines personal safety as “a basic need to be free of physical harm,...
by Rebekah Brown | Feb 22, 2023 | Abuse, Complex PTSD Healing, CPTSD and Inner Child Work, CPTSD Survivor Stories, Emotional Wellness, Gaslighting, Guest Contributor, Healthy Relationships, Parental Alienation, Relationships
A Short Childhood Story I was finally old enough to go to school and get away from my mother’s screaming, beatings, and sexual abuse. My older brother and I smiled together as we got on the school bus that day. We were both glad to be getting away. First grade was the...
by Dr. Annie Tanasugarn | Feb 21, 2023 | Abandonment and CPTSD, Attachment Trauma, Complex PTSD Healing, CPTSD and Inner Child Work, CPTSD and Parenting, Guest Contributor, Mental Health Professional
Did you know there’s a difference between feeling bad about making a poor choice versus experiencing feelings of worthlessness as part of your core sense of Self? And, the differences can be summed up as either examining the situation as separate from who you feel...
by Heidi Fischer | Feb 10, 2023 | Attachment Trauma, Complex PTSD Healing, Emotional Wellness, Guest Contributor, Triggers
“Matilda the Musical” has burst onto the Netflix scene, and you my friend decided to give it a go. I don’t blame you! I put it on too because as a child of the 80’s I loved the book and the 1996 movie version! Perhaps you also remember it from way back then or just...
by Rebekah Brown | Jan 26, 2023 | Anxiety, Complex PTSD Healing, Depression, Emotional Flashbacks, Emotional Wellness, Guest Contributor, Hope, Mindfulness, Trauma, Trauma-Informed
Meditation is ceasing daily activity and entering into a focused time of attention on the inner life. It is one of the four components that create structure bringing about transformation in the life of a trauma survivor. The four components are regular mealtimes,...