by Natalie Rose | Jun 19, 2024 | Anger, Complex PTSD Healing, CPTSD, CPTSD and PTSD, Emotional Flashbacks, Feeling Good Enough, Guest Contributor, Self Care, Self-Acceptance
The flashbacks were extra intense one night, and my internal anger was boiling over. As an adult, I have always lived alone, so my apartment was my little oasis (and also my torture chamber) where I could express my emotions without people noticing. Most of the...
by Bonni Benton | Jun 18, 2024 | Brain Chemistry, CPTSD and PTSD, Emotional Wellness, Guest Contributor
Part 2 of 4: I was being future faked In support groups for narcissistic abuse, a word that comes up often is servitude. It took tremendous logistical energy to be with my partner: in a year and a half, he stayed at my place twice. Otherwise, I was covertly expected...
by Tonia Cordi | Jun 13, 2024 | CPTSD, CPTSD and PTSD, Guest Contributor, Mindfulness
Repeated challenging experiences make us vulnerable to losing connection with ourselves, others, and the world. This disconnection can be repaired, healed, and transformed by taking the time to go within and begin to peel apart the stories and beliefs we carry. Where...
by Bonni Benton | Jun 11, 2024 | Brain Chemistry, CPTSD and PTSD, CPTSD Survivor Stories, Emotional Wellness, Guest Contributor
Part 1 of 4: I am a big believer in personal responsibility. I’m the first to tell you that I struggle with c-PTSD daily from multiple assaults and a strange cultish upbringing. I manage it through therapy, medication, art, movement, prayer, and joy. Although I...
by STAR Network | Jun 7, 2024 | CPTSD and PTSD, Dr. Jamie Huysman, Parental Alienation, Self Care, TAR Network, TAR Tales
International Men’s Health Week 2024, which runs from June 10-16, marks the 30th anniversary of this important commemoration. Originating in the United States in 1994 – thanks to a Joint Resolution in the U.S. Senate (spearheaded by Senator Bob Dole) and the U.S....
by Jesse Donahue | Jun 6, 2024 | CPTSD, CPTSD and PTSD, Guest Contributor
Monsters and Demons From the novels I’ve written to the introspection of myself, it is always the monsters and demons I wrestle with. To be deeply neurotic and to cringe at the thought of even a hair being out of place must be perfect for the eyes of the world to see;...
