by Dr. Mozelle Martin | Sep 28, 2026 | CPTSD, Mental Health Professional
A child in a chronically unsafe home learns quickly that identity can wait. Personal safety, knowing how to read the room, keeping the peace, figuring out which parent is drunk, which parent is angry, which sibling is about to be targeted, which truth cannot be said,...
by Rachel Grant | Sep 23, 2026 | CPTSD, Healing from Toxic Shame, Healing Self-Shame, Mental Health Professional, Shame
Click here to watch Part II of the video series on 5 Lies Shame Wants You to Believe. (video opens in separate tab) Photo Credit: Unsplash Guest Post Disclaimer: This guest post is for educational and informational purposes only. Nothing shared here,...
by Wendy Hoke | Sep 22, 2026 | Boundaries, Building Resilience in Healing, Childhood Sexual Abuse, CPTSD, Family Estrangement, Going No Contact
My 16 year old son went no-contact with his father, my ex, about 18 months ago. Since that time, he occasionally asks me a loaded question, such as “do you think I’m being cruel?” Knowing what his father did and is capable of doing, I have supported his decision....
by Shigeko Ito | Sep 15, 2026 | CPTSD
Eight months after my memoir was published, I am still living in the strange quiet that follows. The book took more than a decade to write, and while I initially felt relief and a sense of completion, the post-publication period has brought its own grief and...
by Rachel Grant | Aug 20, 2026 | Boundaries, CPTSD, Mental Health Advocacy, Mental Health Professional, Post Traumatic Growth
Wanting reassurance doesn’t make you needy. Sometimes it means your nervous system is still learning safety. What helps you feel emotionally safe? Click Here to watch the video (opens in a new tab) Photo Credit: Unsplash Guest Post Disclaimer: This guest...
by Dr. Mozelle Martin | Aug 18, 2026 | CPTSD
Some trauma survivors ask for help late. Very late, actually. Not when the problem first starts, or when the first warning sign shows up. Not when they are tired, scared, overloaded, sick, confused, or beginning to slip. They ask when the situation has...
