by Heather Jurvelin | Jan 26, 2026 | ACEs, Childhood Sexual Abuse, CPTSD, CPTSD and PTSD, CPTSD Poetry, Guest Contributor
Trigger Warning: Detailed Description of Child Abuse I wrote this poem a few months ago, drawing from the well of ancient, long-buried feelings about the first time my mom forced my mouth open and poured Dawn dish soap into it. I was four. Although I had received...
by Robyn Brickel | Jan 22, 2026 | Cognitive Behavior Therapy, CPTSD and PTSD, Emotional Wellness, Guest Contributor, Mental Health Awareness, Mental Health Professional
At our therapy practice, we believe that everyone deserves to feel seen, safe, and supported—exactly as they are. As therapists, we have the honor of walking alongside people in their most vulnerable moments. For LGBTQ+ individuals, that vulnerability is often...
by Victoria B. | Jan 21, 2026 | ACEs, CPTSD, CPTSD and PTSD, Domestic Violence, Guest Contributor
***TRIGGER WARNING – This article discusses ACE’s, child abuse, and murder, and may be traumatic for some readers*** Filicide (n): is the deliberate act of a parent killing their own child. In 1969, Dr. Phillip Resnick published research on filicide and...
by Elizabeth Woods | Jan 20, 2026 | CPTSD, CPTSD and PTSD, Emotional Wellness, Guest Contributor
Imagine that it’s late in the day, and you are still at the office. You’re stuck in a meeting that has dragged on for hours, and your boss is giving a boring presentation on budgets and project deadlines. What he is promoting, you already know, will not...
by Grace Mattoli | Jan 19, 2026 | ACEs, Cognitive Behavior Therapy, CPTSD and PTSD, EMDR, Emotional Wellness
My Story in Brief A Dragonfly Mosaic: My Journey from Fear to Love is the working title of the memoir I’m currently writing. It chronicles a lifetime shaped by complex trauma and my ongoing path toward healing. The sudden death of my mother when I was fifteen was the...
by Wendy Hoke | Jan 14, 2026 | Boundaries, CPTSD, CPTSD and PTSD, Guest Contributor
Each year during the Thanksgiving season, I open my storage unit to retrieve my Christmas ornaments. Next to the boxes sits an antique grandfather wall clock that once belonged to my former mother-in-law’s family. It still chimes on the hour, but it no longer keeps...
