by Shirley Davis | Dec 13, 2021 | Complex PTSD Healing, Emotional Wellness
If you are a survivor of trauma, you have a ton of terrible memories of what happened to you. These memories are haunting apparitions that have controlled how you handle your life. Currently, your life is probably full of flashbacks, self-loathing, and pain. This new...
by Shane Bouel | Dec 8, 2021 | Complex PTSD Healing, CPTSD and Adoption, CPTSD and Parenting, Dissociation and CPTSD
In today’s times, it’s easy to see that society has lost its way, so what do we have to do to find our way, not back, but to rise to the occasion and nurture a better future for all? Ironically C-Ptsd is on the increase throughout this pandemic, the focus...
by Shirley Davis | Nov 22, 2021 | Complex PTSD Healing, Holiday Stress
Thanksgiving is upon us and with it comes people sharing a meal and discussing how grateful they are for their lives and their loved ones. However, it is vital to understand that not everyone is grateful, but they feel pain in its place. This article will explore a...
by Roseanne Reilly | Nov 17, 2021 | Abandonment and CPTSD, Anxiety, Building Resilience in Healing, Complex PTSD Healing
Nervousness is normal when we have to face new and challenging situations, experiences, tests, interviews, presentations, or awkward family events.However, if you find that you are beginning to overly avoid situations (people, places, feelings) you could be left to...
by Sheri Heller | Nov 16, 2021 | Abandonment and CPTSD, Attachment Trauma, Complex PTSD Healing, Guest Contributor, Healing Codependency, Healthy Relationships
There’s no doubt that the quest for love is universal. The giving and receiving of love are as fundamental to our well-being as the air we breathe. In fact, according to the maternal deprivation hypothesis infants regardless of whether they are puppies, monkeys or...
by Shirley Davis | Nov 15, 2021 | Complex PTSD Healing, Grief, Post Traumatic Growth
In the first article of this series, we focused on toxic positivity and gratitude shaming. We spoke about how while gratitude is an important part of our life; it is unnecessary to be grateful for the harmful things that have happened to us such as childhood trauma....
