by Cyndi Bennett | Apr 27, 2023 | Complex PTSD Healing, CPTSD and PTSD, Guest Contributor, Pyschotherapy, Recovery, Trauma, Treatment, Treatment for CPTSD, Workplace Trauma
My therapist and I recently ventured into the therapy modality called brainspotting. We have been using EMDR with some success to help me process the trauma from my childhood. As we began to work on the trauma-related dissociation I was experiencing, my therapist...
by Mari Stewart | Apr 26, 2023 | CPTSD and PTSD, Guest Contributor, Online Gaming
Content warning: I’m going to say some things that people might find, not nice. You have been warned, and your comments will be monitored. Today’s topic is rather hard for me to define upfront so let me start off with an apology as I try to sidle my way...
by Cyndi Bennett | Apr 25, 2023 | Complex PTSD Healing, CPTSD, CPTSD and PTSD, Occupational Mental Health & CPTSD, Post Traumatic Growth, PTSD, Trauma, Treatment, Treatment for CPTSD, Trust
I just returned from traveling on business, where I facilitated an offsite for a project I am working on. My boss and co-workers accompanied me, and it turned out great. While there, I had an interesting experience that I want to share because I’m pretty sure I’m not...
by Ramon Diaz | Apr 18, 2023 | Body Chemistry, COVID-19, CPTSD and PTSD, Guest Contributor, Mental Health Professional
Adolescents throughout the U.S. face psychosocial challenges they may not even be aware of at this point in time The stage of development in primates we refer to as “adolescence” sits in between the stages of childhood and adulthood. The COVID crisis has contributed...
by Shirley Davis | Apr 17, 2023 | Addiction, CPTSD and PTSD, Pyschotherapy
Much has been written about addiction and trauma, but they are usually considered separate problems when they are deeply connected. This article will attempt to tackle the connection between addiction and trauma. What is Trauma? Trauma is a common experience in...
by Sunny Lynn, OMC | Apr 14, 2023 | Complex PTSD Healing, CPTSD and PTSD, Guest Contributor
The “Tells” of Complex Trauma and Chaos (as published in The Friday Edition of HeartBalm Healing at https://heartbalm.substack.com) At some point in your healing journey, you will come to face to face with the parts and pieces of who you are or think yourself to be....