by Nikki Dalhamer | Dec 19, 2023 | CPTSD, Guest Contributor
This approach involves sensitivity to trauma’s effects, creating a safe environment, and tailoring treatment to consider the individual’s unique experiences and needs related to their trauma “Trauma-informed” care refers to an approach that acknowledges the prevalence...
by Rachel Grant | Dec 19, 2023 | CPTSD, Guest Contributor, Holiday Stress, Holidays
We wrap up our series with the wonderful Kristen Kancler in which she shares with us how love, safety, and belonging are key to making the changes we want to make. ————————————- Self-Sabotage...
by Cyndi Bennett | Dec 14, 2023 | CPTSD, CPTSD and PTSD, Life Management Skills, Mindfulness, Occupational Mental Health & CPTSD, Post Traumatic Growth, PTSD, Workplace Trauma
During our lifetime, we experience many new beginnings. New beginnings can feel awkward and unsettling, whether it is a new school, job, program, team, or membership program. For the trauma survivor, however, new beginnings can trigger old messages of not being good...
by Rachel Grant | Dec 14, 2023 | CPTSD, Guest Contributor, Holiday Stress, Holidays
We continue our series with the wonderful Kristen Kancler in which she shares with us how we can be SAFE around food. ——— Navigating Trigger Situations Thanksgiving, the most notorious day for overeating, is just a few days away. And with it, the...
by Brian Henley | Dec 13, 2023 | CPTSD, Guest Contributor, Mental Health Professional, Treatment
PART III Addressing the Unique Features of CPTSD Any treatment for cPTSD must take these features into account. It needs to engage with the person holistically, and allow discussion of traumatic material without triggering the suppressive/dissociative reaction....
by Elizabeth Woods | Dec 12, 2023 | CPTSD, Guest Contributor
***TRIGGER ALERT*** The content in the article describes child abuse and may be triggering for some readers. Child abuse and trauma survivors often feel misunderstood and marginalized in society. After having survived life-changing traumatic events by the people who...
