Finding Self-Respect Whether You are Employed or Not
Humans acquire their self-worth from many sources. Beginning in childhood, our parents should be the first to show us both verbally and non-verbally that we are worthwhile and valuable. However, people living with the after-effects of childhood trauma and in the...
Tools to Build Resiliency and Aid in Healing from Complex Trauma
There is a vital part of healing that survivors of adverse childhood experiences, who now live with complex post-traumatic stress disorder, can learn to help themselves. This piece of artillery is called resilience. Resiliency can help us overcome the life-altering...Pulling the Information About Trauma-Informed Care Together
We have spent time exploring the basics of becoming trauma-informed and examined how mindfulness, neuroplasticity, and resiliency help form the tripod on which we begin to understand and defeat the consequences of surviving trauma. In this article, we are going to...
The Difficult Road to Intimacy: Living with Complex Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
***Trigger Warning *** The following material has been reported to be highly triggering to some. Please be kind to yourself as you read through the content. The purpose of this article is to help survivors be less of an enigma to themselves, by explaining some of the...