by Wendy Hoke | Jul 13, 2026 | Building Resilience in Healing, CPTSD, Creativity, Emotional Wellness, Holidays
This project began with a piece of wood. In 2 days, I will send my two teen sons off to summer camp for a week. I will have the entire place to myself for 6 nights. I have decided to use the time to revamp my Christmas ornaments, which are an amalgam of inherited...
by Roseanne Reilly | Jul 8, 2026 | CPTSD
I’m sharing this not only as a practitioner, but as a woman who has lived this. As someone with a history of trauma—and someone who has committed deeply to her own inner work—I recognize these patterns not just professionally, but personally. I see them often in the...
by Lauren Dwight | Jun 30, 2026 | CPTSD, Hope
Surviving the invisible epidemic of emotional and psychological abuse On November 19th 2023, I answered a call from an unknown female who, in 30 minutes, would blindside and obliterate the family my children and I knew. On that call, she divulged an abundance of...
by Dr. Mozelle Martin | Jun 26, 2026 | CPTSD, Mental Health Professional
Some people cannot answer a simple question with a simple answer. They deliver the fact, then the context, then the reason, then the exception, and, finally, the disclaimer meant to head off any possible misinterpretation or misunderstanding. They hear the extra...
by Rachel Grant | Jun 18, 2026 | CPTSD, Mental Health Professional, self trust
I recently had the great joy of connecting with Robyn Vogel. She is the author of the book Come Back to Love: A Path to Healing and host of the syndicated radio show of the same name! She has spent more than two decades helping individuals and couples heal emotional...
by Ruthann Alexander | Jun 3, 2026 | Complex PTSD Healing, CPTSD, Life Management Skills, Self Regulation
It’s a gloomy winter evening, my seasonal depression is at its worst, and I’ve just finished a difficult day at work. What’s keeping me together? Ripping, cutting, arranging, and gluing pieces of textured paper down on a page in my art journal. My mind goes from...
