by Jack Brody | May 22, 2025 | CPTSD, CPTSD and Parenting, CPTSD and PTSD, Guest Contributor
Being a dad with CPTSD feels like starring in your own personal three-ring circus, except, of course, it’s not just a circus. It’s a high-stakes act with no safety net, and the crowd is loud and relentless. And when your daughter is soon to be 16? Well,...
by Rachel Grant | May 21, 2025 | ACEs, CPTSD, CPTSD and PTSD, Guest Contributor
I’ve been following Kristen Browde on TikTok for some time now and have found her to be so insightful and inspiring that I had to introduce you to her and the amazing advocacy work she is doing on many fronts.In particular, I want to share with you this amazing...
by Cyndi Bennett | May 19, 2025 | Complex PTSD Healing, CPTSD, CPTSD and PTSD, Occupational Mental Health & CPTSD
Introduction As trauma survivors, we often focus on the challenges and obstacles we face in our personal and professional lives. This tendency is rooted in a concept known as negativity bias, which is our brain’s natural inclination to focus on and remember negative...
by Susan Gold | May 15, 2025 | CPTSD and PTSD, Guest Contributor, Mental Health Professional, Workplace Trauma
If you’ve experienced prolonged and repeated trauma, emotions can be difficult. Identifying emotions can be a challenge. Knowing the difference between the basic emotions—happy, mad, sad, and glad—may take patience to feel and recognize. Yet emotions are one of your...
by Jesse Donahue | May 14, 2025 | ACEs, CPTSD, CPTSD and PTSD, Dysregulation, Guest Contributor
The Heart of the MatterBy Jesse B. Donahue 2023 ©Hidden deep, and I mean buried at the core of my human soul, lies my “internal being,” repressed, shrunken, having been shattered by chronic trauma. How many years, how many moments of a wasted life have I endured and...
by Cyndi Bennett | May 9, 2025 | CPTSD, CPTSD and PTSD, Guest Contributor, Mental Health Professional
As trauma survivors, many of us have found that our window of tolerance — our capacity to handle stress and stay regulated — can feel frustratingly narrow in professional settings. But here’s a secret I’ve discovered on my own journey: we can gradually expand this...
