by Cyndi Bennett | May 19, 2025 | Complex PTSD Healing, CPTSD, CPTSD and PTSD, Occupational Mental Health & CPTSD
Introduction As trauma survivors, we often focus on the challenges and obstacles we face in our personal and professional lives. This tendency is rooted in a concept known as negativity bias, which is our brain’s natural inclination to focus on and remember negative...
by Jesse Donahue | May 14, 2025 | ACEs, CPTSD, CPTSD and PTSD, Dysregulation, Guest Contributor
The Heart of the MatterBy Jesse B. Donahue 2023 ©Hidden deep, and I mean buried at the core of my human soul, lies my “internal being,” repressed, shrunken, having been shattered by chronic trauma. How many years, how many moments of a wasted life have I endured and...
by Rachel Grant | May 12, 2025 | ACEs, Childhood Sexual Abuse, CPTSD, Guest Contributor
***Trigger warning: This article discusses child abuse.*** Eight years ago, I had the joy of connecting with Rebecca O’Donnell, author of Freak: The True Story of an Insecurity Addict. I immediately adored her fierceness, authenticity, and willingness to take on...
by Cyndi Bennett | May 9, 2025 | CPTSD, CPTSD and PTSD, Guest Contributor, Mental Health Professional
As trauma survivors, many of us have found that our window of tolerance — our capacity to handle stress and stay regulated — can feel frustratingly narrow in professional settings. But here’s a secret I’ve discovered on my own journey: we can gradually expand this...
by Roseanne Reilly | May 8, 2025 | CPTSD, Emotional Wellness, Guest Contributor, Narcissistic Abuse, Narcissistic Personality Disorder
Reclaiming Safety after Narcissistic Abuse This post explores the unseen consequences of narcissistic abuse, the breakdown of psychological and physiological safety, and the slow, sacred journey of healing ‘functional freeze’ that invites us to reclaim our...
by Miriam Edelman | May 7, 2025 | CPTSD, CPTSD and PTSD, DSM-5, Guest Contributor
The lack of a complex post-traumatic stress disorder (CPSTSD) diagnosis in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fifth Edition (DSM-5), the diagnostic resource used in the United States, can cause detrimental consequences. Without a CPTSD...
