by Cyndi Bennett | Feb 1, 2024 | CPTSD, CPTSD and PTSD, Healing from Toxic Shame, Healing Self-Shame, Mindfulness, Occupational Mental Health & CPTSD
Lately, I have received emails from readers who were critical of how they handled a particular situation at work that I wrote about. I’ve heard, “Well, I messed that up,” “I’m so stupid,” or “I suck at that.” My friend, Jennifer Kindera, would immediately call that...
by Elizabeth Woods | Jan 31, 2024 | Brain Chemistry, CPTSD, CPTSD and PTSD, Guest Contributor
The word Trauma refers to a deeply distressing or disturbing experience that can have lasting effects on a person’s mental and emotional well-being. It can result from various situations or events, and everyone reacts differently to trauma. Trauma – is an...
by Shirley Davis | Jan 29, 2024 | Building Resilience in Healing, CPTSD and PTSD
Childhood trauma impacts every aspect of our lives. The things done in childhood reflect deeply on how we form and maintain relationships today. Childhood trauma is also a leading cause of complex post-traumatic stress disorder. This article will explore the different...
by LeeAnn Werner | Jan 26, 2024 | CPTSD and PTSD, Guest Contributor, Nightmares
I awake from the nightmare of my father stalking me in my dreams once again. He wants to invade me physically and mentally to satisfy whatever sick loop of thinking that churns in his mind. If I hadn’t blocked these experiences almost entirely with a dissociative...
by Cyndi Bennett | Jan 25, 2024 | CPTSD, CPTSD and PTSD, Life Management Skills, Occupational Mental Health & CPTSD, Workplace Trauma
Have you ever made the brave decision to change careers, become an entrepreneur, or maybe become a coach? You went to school, took the training, passed the exam, and received your diploma/certificate, but you still don’t feel ready to move forward. Are you the kind of...
by Jesse Donahue | Jan 24, 2024 | Addiction, Brain Chemistry, CPTSD, CPTSD and PTSD, Guest Contributor
What a monumental effort, an amazing journey of self-discovery to go with no coffee for twelve days. The title says twelve days, but by the time of writing this, fourteen days was the real duration. There has been suffering and addiction in my life; talk about...
