by Tracy Guy | Sep 22, 2022 | Abuse, Anger, Anxiety, Childhood Sexual Abuse, Complex PTSD Healing, CPTSD, CPTSD and PTSD, Depression, Dissociation and CPTSD, Emotional Flashbacks, Family Estrangement, Grief, OCD, Parental Alienation, Post Traumatic Growth, Recovery, Relationships, Self Care, Self-Acceptance, Sexual Abuse, Shame, Silent Bystander Parents, Symptoms of CPTSD, Trauma, Trauma-Informed, Trauma-Informed Tuesday Newsletter, Treatment, Treatment for CPTSD, What is CPTSD
What is Betrayal Trauma? How do you begin to heal when you discover that your partner has been unfaithful? How do you learn to trust again when a family member has betrayed you? How do you move forward when your boss abused their position of power and sexually...
by Heidi Fischer | Sep 16, 2022 | Complex PTSD Healing, CPTSD, Emotional Flashbacks, Guest Contributor, Hypervigilance, Post Traumatic Growth, Triggers
This article was originally published on The Mighty. I have a well-worn neural pathway in my brain. My mind sprints down this pathway when it notices my body is acting weird. I quickly go from “hmm something seems off” to “I am in mortal peril right now.” This...
by Cyndi Bennett | Sep 14, 2022 | Complex PTSD Healing, CPTSD, Occupational Mental Health & CPTSD, Post Traumatic Growth, Trauma
The workplace can be a re-traumatizing place for trauma survivors. Toxic work environments, unrealistic expectations, demanding bosses, multiple competing priorities, not to mention the ever-present trauma triggers lurking at every turn. For those of us trying to...
by Rebekah Brown | Sep 13, 2022 | Complex PTSD Healing, CPTSD, Emotional Wellness, Mindfulness
As we struggle with the psychological and neurological effects of trauma in our lives, there are many things about CPTSD that we cannot control. So the things we can control have even more importance. There are many habits that make CPTSD symptoms worse. The following...
by Rebekah Brown | Sep 1, 2022 | Abandonment and CPTSD, ACEs, Attachment Trauma, Complex PTSD Healing, Holidays, Narcissistic Personality Disorder
I sat in the graduation ceremony surrounded by thousands of proud parents and friends and watched as my son marched in to receive his college diploma in civil engineering. It was a crowning achievement not only for him but for me. Not because I had anything to...
by Rebekah Brown | Aug 25, 2022 | Anger, Anxiety, Boundaries, Complex PTSD Healing, Emotional Wellness, Family Estrangement, Trauma-Informed
In preparing the blog this week, I thought about the outrage survivors often feel. We are told to “move on,” “forgive,” “hurt people hurt people,” “why can’t you just get over it?” and a host of other minimizing comments. The outrage is there for a reason, and...
