by Kinjal Kanani | May 5, 2021 | CPTSD, CPTSD and PTSD, CPTSD Survivor Stories, Guest Contributor
Me: I am going to have a heart attack! Let’s get the ECG done, or else it would be too late. My rational mind: No, it can’t be a heart attack. RELAX! Me: I’m unable to breathe, and my chest hurts. It’s definitely an attack. My rational mind: If so, gather courage and...
by Shirley Davis | Apr 19, 2021 | Childhood Sexual Abuse, CPTSD
This April we have been focused on childhood sexual abuse (CSA), a crime that can cause long-term harm even as the child grows into adulthood. 1in 4 women and 1 in 6 men alive in the United States today were molested sexually before the age of 18. This means there are...
by Rebekah Brown | Apr 9, 2021 | Complex PTSD Healing, CPTSD, Emotional Flashbacks, Emotional Wellness, The Brain and CPTSD, Treatment for CPTSD
The desert of the Southwestern United States has a strange, stark beauty all its own. Gorgeous sunsets, rock formations and deep canyons accented with spiky cactus resemble another world. If you grew up back east like I did, your previous experience with plant life...
by Roseanne Reilly | Mar 31, 2021 | CPTSD, Guest Contributor
What do you do before you go on a journey?…You prepare. Preparing to journey through life with childhood trauma and Cptsd requires reliable resources. Throughout my practice and training, I have learned that it is vitally important to provide and help clients access...
by Andrew Corbett | Mar 29, 2021 | Attachment Trauma, CPTSD, CPTSD Survivor Stories, Symptoms of CPTSD, The Brain and CPTSD
It’s around 8 or 9 on a Saturday night and I’m on a 3-hour drive home. I’m returning from the field research I do every weekend in California’s Central Valley as part of my graduate studies. I’m feeling horrible, but not because of any particular event or problem. The...
by Danielle Renee Murphy | Mar 26, 2021 | CPTSD, CPTSD and Inner Child Work, Dissociation and CPTSD, Symptoms of CPTSD, Trauma-Informed
Thank you for coming back for the next step in our journey. We are going to dare to go there. Together, we will explore the movie clip-like lifetime of memories in your mind and find the parts that helped build your wall. In case you missed it, you can read my...
