by Dr. Mozelle Martin | Mar 31, 2025 | Boundaries, Codependency, CPTSD Research, Guest Contributor, Mental Health Awareness, Mental Health Professional, Trauma, Triggers
Trauma is often discussed in terms of its most visible effects—flashbacks, panic attacks, or avoidance behaviors. However, research in psychology and neuroscience suggests that unresolved trauma can shape daily life in less apparent ways. Many individuals who have...
by Beth Alford | Feb 2, 2023 | CPTSD, CPTSD Research, Guest Contributor, Religion and Trauma
Religion is largely recognized as being beneficial to the lives of humans. It can help us make sense of the world by answering the big questions of life. Religion can also bring comfort, healing, and a sense of safety from a traumatic world. So what happens when...
by Shirley Davis | Nov 7, 2022 | CPTSD Research, Treatment for CPTSD
There is much interest mentioned lately on our platform of people wanting to know more about Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR). This piece is devoted to exploring EMDR and how it can benefit someone living with complex post-traumatic stress disorder...
by Amy Watson | Mar 31, 2022 | Anxiety, Complex PTSD Healing, COVID-19, CPTSD, CPTSD and PTSD, CPTSD Research, First Responders and CPTSD, Mindfulness, Self Care
We are experiencing global trauma. We remember 2020 when a microscopic virus yielded macroscopic consequences, and we added exponential numbers of people to trauma rosters. Many CPTSD patients found themselves without feeling safe, and setbacks in healing. Extensive...
by Benjamin Holthaus | Dec 22, 2021 | Attachment Trauma, CPTSD Research, CPTSD Survivor Stories
Almost a year ago, I was invited to guest write in this forum, after releasing my book. For almost a year I have had this page bookmarked. I’ve seen it every day, but the intense fear of ridicule, judgment, and frankly feeling of irrelevance has stopped me from...
by Shirley Davis | Aug 16, 2021 | Complex PTSD Healing, CPTSD Research, Tension and Trauma-Releasing Exercises - TRE®, Treatment for CPTSD
The stress and tension from trauma can kill. We know this fact because of the volumes of research that have been done on the subject. Not only can stress and tension be fatal, but they also can be the root cause of self-deregulation leaving survivors struggling in...
