Stress and Complex Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
Everyone experiences stress at one point or another in their lives. Perhaps you face a new boss at work or a medical problem of your own, or a family member. Countless incidents cause stress. Complex post-traumatic stress disorder (CPTSD) deals primarily with trauma...
5 Tips for When Trauma Makes You Clumsy
This article was originally published on The Mighty, on March 24th, 2022 I am a champion face-planter. I am also highly skilled at tripping over nothing, walking into door frames, and tipping things over. This illustrious title hasn’t won me any medals, rather the...
It Turns Out Mind-Body Connection Isn’t All Just Nonsense
I have lived most of my life thinking that deep breathing (and all its cousins) were something people had, collectively agreed to B.S. about. Not because they were being malicious, but due to some sort of worldwide agreed-upon fiction. Matching your breath to...
This is Me, I Am Triggered
Trigger Warning ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Time stops. My mind is now its’ own universe, everything else is foggy and distant. I feel too many emotions at once. They jumble...