by Sylvie Rouhani | Mar 8, 2023 | ACEs, Complex PTSD Healing, Guest Contributor, Sexual Abuse
The recent news of David Carrick’s arrest sheds light on why it is so difficult for victims and survivors of violence and rape to disclose abuse. We are encouraged to call the Police but, very often, we aren’t believed or heard, even worse: some of us...
by Cyndi Bennett | Mar 2, 2023 | Building Resilience in Healing, Complex PTSD Healing, CPTSD, CPTSD and PTSD, Emotional Flashbacks, Guest Contributor, Life Management Skills, Occupational Mental Health & CPTSD, Symptoms of CPTSD, Trauma, Triggers, Workplace Trauma
Photo by Priscilla Du Preez on Unsplash One of the defining characteristics of CPTSD is severe and persistent problems in affect regulation. In my first article, I wrote, “Affect regulation, sometimes called emotional dysregulation, relates to having strongly felt...
by Lee Frost | Feb 28, 2023 | Complex PTSD Healing, Guest Contributor
When I first heard the term “authentic self,” I rolled my eyes. But in the 17 months since getting diagnosed with CPTSD, I’ve learned how important it is to discover your authentic self. It never occurred to me that I didn’t know who I was, and it pains me to think...
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...
