by Cyndi Bennett | Aug 4, 2025 | CPTSD, PTSD, Trauma
As trauma survivors navigating the professional world, we often face unique challenges that our colleagues might not understand. Grounding ourselves during stressful work situations is a crucial skill, but it’s not always as straightforward as others might think. Here...
by Betsy Roy | Jul 31, 2025 | Brain Chemistry, CPTSD, Emotional Wellness, Guest Contributor
“Choice paralysis” is a popular term in psychology, meaning the sense of overwhelm some people experience when faced with long restaurant menus or too many clothes on a rack. It can sound counterintuitive. Aren’t more choices inherently better? The concept has seeped...
by Elizabeth Woods | Jul 28, 2025 | CPTSD, CPTSD and PTSD, Guest Contributor, Mindfulness
What is Mindfulness, and why should I care? Mindfulness is a way to focus on your inner and outer self. To become aware of yourself in the moment by accepting your feelings, thoughts, and bodily sensations. It’s a way to slow down and exist in the moment and to pay...
by Morrene Hauser | Jul 24, 2025 | ACEs, Brain Chemistry, CPTSD, CPTSD and PTSD, Guest Contributor
***TRIGGER WARNING: This blog discusses child abuse, including sexual abuse.*** By Morrene Hauser THE SHIVERS: When the nervous system is in such a state of overwhelm due to ongoing stress and anxiety that the body shivers and shakes uncontrollably. I can finally...
by Jesse Donahue | Jul 23, 2025 | CPTSD, CPTSD and PTSD, Emotional Wellness, Expressive Writing, Guest Contributor
My Hidden SelfBy Jesse Donahue © 2020 I hide so deeply, beyond my ability to see and to understand I forced myself to write this. I felt it to be an insight that should be noted before it returns to a state of amnesia. A shrunken statue of a once vibrant self seems to...
by Rachel Grant | Jul 17, 2025 | & Practices, Brain Chemistry, CPTSD, Creativity, Emotional Wellness, Guest Contributor
When healing from trauma, it can be easy to get stuck in our heads, trying to think our way through pain, solve it like a puzzle, or make it all make sense.But healing isn’t just a thinking thing. It’s a whole-self thing. That’s where art and creativity come...
