by Rebekah Brown | Apr 30, 2026 | Complex PTSD Healing, CPTSD, Developmental Trauma
How the Nervous System Adapts to Ongoing Fear In the first article, we explored what developmental trauma is — not a single event, but an environment of ongoing fear that shapes a child’s nervous system over time. Understanding this raises an important and haunting...
by Jeanne Jess | Apr 29, 2026 | Anger, Anxiety, Childhood Sexual Abuse, Complex PTSD Healing, CPTSD and Inner Child Work, Emotional Wellness, Expressive Writing
Dear One, You’ve walked through storms that tested every part of you, and you stood back up, with courage in your heart. PTSD may have shaped part of your story, but it does not define who you are. You are still whole, still capable, and your light and strength...
by Lorraine Kane | Apr 21, 2026 | Complex PTSD Healing, CPTSD
The Paradox of Post-Traumatic Growth If you haven’t read Part I of this article, you can read it here. I used to resist the language of post-traumatic growth. It felt like another demand—another way my healing was being measured and found wanting. How could I...
by Steve Rothwell | Apr 16, 2026 | Complex PTSD Healing, Core Beliefs, CPTSD
Whether you are struggling to contain painful rumination, finding it difficult to cope in the present, or feeling apprehensive about the future, there is a good chance that stuck points are influencing your experience. Stuck points are rigid, distressing thoughts and...
by Dr. Mozelle Martin | Apr 15, 2026 | Building Resilience in Healing, Complex PTSD Healing, CPTSD, Mental Health Professional
In my first mental health job in the early 1990s, I learned a rule that still holds under pressure. Never tell an upset client to “calm down.” It backfires. The person does not feel heard, seen, or validated. They feel managed. The phrase sounds helpful to the one...
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...
