by Shirley Davis | Apr 13, 2020 | COVID-19, CPTSD, CPTSD Research
There is no doubt that the coronavirus has taken the world’s collective breath away. People are getting sick by the thousands, with many not surviving. The governments around the globe have mostly shut down their countries to help prevent Covid19 as it kills...
by Shirley Davis | Apr 6, 2020 | COVID-19, CPTSD Research
The world is facing unprecedented times in modern history as the coronavirus is spreading like wildfire and changing our lives forever. The human cost in lives lost is tremendous and none of us who live through the pandemic will not be touched in some way. There is a...
by Shirley Davis | Mar 30, 2020 | COVID-19, CPTSD Research
The COVID-19 virus has become something that people are terrified of getting. In response to this fear, people are hoarding everything from meat to toilet paper. However, being so afraid has an unexpected consequence, the lowering of the immune system’s ability to...
by Shirley Davis | Mar 23, 2020 | CPTSD Research
Those who live with the after-effects of severe childhood trauma understand well how it feels to be continually on the lookout for danger. Some experience this as hypervigilance feeling unsafe no matter who they are with or where they are in life. Polyvagal theory...
by Shirley Davis | Mar 16, 2020 | ACEs, CPTSD Research, Polyvagal Theory and CPTSD
Stress is a normal part of life that no one can fully escape. However, when stress becomes toxic, it can affect our lives in drastic fashions that may change our life’s outcome. Adverse childhood experiences tie into toxic stress and both can cause considerable harm...
by Shirley Davis | Mar 9, 2020 | CPTSD Research, Polyvagal Theory and CPTSD
How many times have we heard of people who were raped or otherwise violated being accused in their attacker’s trial of not fighting or running away? The survivor, instead of receiving sympathy and justice, is instead bombarded inside the court and out with shame...
