by Wendy Hoke | Aug 30, 2023 | ACEs, Childhood Sexual Abuse, Complex PTSD Healing, CPTSD, CPTSD and PTSD, CPTSD Survivor Stories, Emotional Flashbacks, PTSD, Symptoms of CPTSD, Trauma, Trauma-Informed
I often find myself caught between two feelings. The first is the instinct to correct and clarify when someone misuses a term associated with my experience. The second is the desire to be understanding and non-judgmental. After all, everyone’s trauma is valid, no...
by Sunny Lynn, OMC | Aug 29, 2023 | CPTSD and PTSD, Emotional Wellness, Going No Contact
Going No Contact and the Wisdom of Goldilocks (originally published in the Friday Edition of HeartBalm Healing at https://heartbalm.substack.com) Going no contact can be one of the hardest decisions you will ever have to make. Severing ties with family is a...
by Cyndi Bennett | Aug 17, 2023 | Complex PTSD Healing, CPTSD, CPTSD and PTSD, Occupational Mental Health & CPTSD, Workplace Trauma
The term resiliency is a buzzword in the business world today. Companies want their businesses, applications, and workforce to be resilient, but what does it mean, and why is it essential for one’s career? Resilience Defined Resilience is “the capacity to withstand or...
by LWK | Aug 11, 2023 | ACEs, CPTSD and PTSD, Guest Contributor, Mental Health Professional
***TRIGGER WARNING: The following post discusses sensitive topics, including sexual trauma.*** Downplaying CPTSD It’s not a comfortable feeling knowing that as clinicians we get things wrong. It is inevitable that we do – to err is human. We learn to try to...
by Cyndi Bennett | Aug 10, 2023 | CPTSD, CPTSD and PTSD, Workplace Trauma
Growing Pains I feel compelled to continue the “Embrace the Suck” saga by sharing my recent experience in my healing journey. Sometimes I find that God has an incredible sense of humor when He reminds me of something I wrote while going through the same experience I...
by Erena DiGonis | Aug 2, 2023 | CPTSD and PTSD, Guest Contributor
Introduction: I’ll never forget the first time I encountered journaling. It was watching the 1980s movie Heathers where I was captivated by the lead character pouring her heart out in her diary. This moment sparked my curiosity about journaling. Over the years,...
