by Roseanne Reilly | Oct 9, 2024 | CPTSD, Dysregulation, Emotional Wellness, Guest Contributor
This is how I would have described myself in the throes of nervous system dysregulation. It began in childhood, with recurring nightmares of knots inside me growing tighter and tighter, bigger and bigger, until I would wake up terrified and breathless. Today, I share...
by Tonia Cordi | Oct 8, 2024 | CPTSD, Guest Contributor
Unsurprisingly, when I began working as a professional organiser, I butted heads often with clients because they thought I was just going to put items in fancy storage solutions, and then call it a day. I challenged them to change, which created a lot of tension...
by Elizabeth Woods | Oct 7, 2024 | CPTSD, Emotional Wellness, Guest Contributor
My name is Elizabeth, and I am a survivor of CSA and trauma. I have come a long way in my healing journey, but I want to share with you that I still have bad days in the middle of the good ones. It is part of the healing process to feel myriad complex emotions, and...
by Elizabeth Woods | Oct 3, 2024 | CPTSD, Emotional Wellness, Guest Contributor
Hey, how are you doing? Are you having a tough day or a great day? Honestly, how are you doing today? Have you had a break today to think about how you are really doing, or are you milling around fighting proverbial fires all around you? The answers to those questions...
by Polly Hansen | Oct 1, 2024 | CPTSD, CPTSD and PTSD, Guest Contributor, Hope, Self Care
When I was seventeen, living on my own after having been homeless, sex trafficked, and abandoned, I couldn’t imagine surviving into my late sixties and knowing the joy I feel today. I’m so happy I didn’t give up on myself so long ago. Even while homeless, whether...
by Paul Michael Marinello | Sep 30, 2024 | CPTSD, Emotional Wellness, Gaslighting, Parental Alienation, Parental Alienation Support Systems, PASS Program
For a long time, as an alienated parent, I purposely structured my days to adhere to a simple mindset: Do not get into a conversation regarding my daughter. Those days have come to an end. It is unnatural for a child to reject a loving parent in the absence of abuse,...
