by Mari Stewart | Nov 18, 2021 | Anxiety, CPTSD Survivor Stories, Family Estrangement, Guest Contributor, Holiday Stress, Self Care
Thanksgiving is not my favorite holiday. Putting my family together with the expectations of a celebration to rival the covers of the Saturday Evening Post never worked out well. It was more like a production of The Crucible. For many years, and I know I’m not alone...
by Susan Morris | Oct 26, 2021 | ACEs, Building Resilience in Healing, CPTSD Survivor Stories, Self Care
My mission of self-discovery began when I started documenting my journey through breast cancer. But it did not end there. The more I wrote, the more I learned. I initially wanted to know why my breast cancer diagnosis set off such a wave of sorrow inside me. Why was...
by Kelly McNamara | Oct 25, 2021 | ADHD, Complex PTSD Healing, CPTSD Survivor Stories, Guest Contributor, Healing Self-Shame, Post Traumatic Growth, Triggers
Complex Post-traumatic Stress Disorder, also known as CPTSD, does not only affect captives of war, those affected by institutional traumas, or severe domestic abuse. CPTSD can develop in anyone who has experienced numerous traumas and/or ongoing traumatic events over...
by Mari Stewart | Sep 14, 2021 | ACEs, Anxiety, Building Resilience in Healing, Complex PTSD Healing, CPTSD, CPTSD and Self-Harm, CPTSD Survivor Stories, Feeling Good Enough
There is an event in the writing world called #PitMad. It is a Twitter event with a specialized hashtag, #PitMad in this case, where writers can pitch their novels to agents. It’s a bit like Carnivale crossed with Bedlam. These events have really taken off in the past...
by Lily Tecklher | Aug 18, 2021 | Childhood Sexual Abuse, CPTSD Survivor Stories, Dissociation and CPTSD, Emotional Flashbacks, Guest Contributor, Symptoms of CPTSD
Trauma Treatment, Cicadas and the Emerging Buzz of Hope by Lily Tecklher *TRIGGER WARNING: This article contains an account of child assault. Please practice self-care when reading and step away if you become triggered. In 1987,...
by Maxine Dolma | Jun 30, 2021 | Abandonment and CPTSD, CPTSD Survivor Stories, Guest Contributor
Self-love can feel dangerous, selfish, or vain if you’ve grown up in an abusive environment. The adults in your life most likely spent an excessive amount of time negatively focused on you, using your so-called ‘flaws’ as an excuse to take their anger out...
