by Sophia Rehmus | Feb 10, 2025 | CPTSD, Going No Contact, Guest Contributor, Self Care
In July 2020, eleven months since we first went no-contact, my father wrote me his own obituary. Entitled “Who I Am on the Way,” my father described in the third person his early profound religious experiences (“[a]s if he’d written John 21:25” himself), how for him,...
by Sadie Montgomery | Feb 6, 2025 | Boundaries, Complex PTSD Healing, CPTSD, CPTSD and Narcissistic Abuse, CPTSD and Parenting, Estrangement, Family Estrangement, Guest Contributor, Toxic Relationships, Triggers
“Mom,” Harper started, “Grandma Clare sent me a text inviting me to dinner at her house for my birthday. Is that weird that she only invited me and not all of us?” Grandma Clare, my stepmother, is a narcissist. Over the past decade, I have set boundaries and distanced...
by STAR Network | Feb 4, 2025 | CPTSD, Dr. Jamie Huyman, Polyvagal Theory and CPTSD, TAR ANON, TAR Network, TAR Tales, Toxic Relationships, Trauma, Trauma-Informed
By Dr. Jamie Huysman, Founder and Executive Director of STAR Network & Milena Stankovic Co-Founder of STAR Network Our workplace behaviors often serve as a reflection of our personal histories. For many, unresolved childhood trauma subtly influences the way they...
by Elizabeth Woods | Feb 3, 2025 | CPTSD, Guest Contributor, Mindfulness, Self-Acceptance
My name is Lizzy, and I am a survivor of child abuse and trauma. It’s been several decades since I escaped my childhood and started again but the past is still living inside me and if you are a survivor like me, you will understand what this feels like....
by Jennifer DiOrio | Jan 31, 2025 | CPTSD
This simple list of ways to reduce anxiety and stress is for you to explore. I compiled it to remind myself during challenging times. This list is also a great reminder of all the wonderful things people do in this world to help themselves and others. If you are...
by Marta Luzim, MS | Jan 30, 2025 | Complex PTSD Healing, CPTSD, Guest Contributor, Journaling
How many heartbreaks does it take to heal a soul? I don’t know, lifetimes? If I were to die and be reborn again I would want to be your tear To be born in your eye To live on your cheek To die upon your lips – By Melinda Green, age 16 A client once asked: “How...
