by Shirley Davis | Sep 25, 2023 | CPTSD, Suicide Prevention
***TRIGGER WARNING*** This article will tackle active suicide and may not be suitable for sensitive audiences. Suicide is a word we whisper when someone dies by their own hand. Often we are surprised to learn that the person died by suicide because we thought they...
by Celeste Mendelsohn | Sep 22, 2023 | 12 Step Programs, CPTSD, Guest Contributor, Yoga
I enjoy reading the sayings on my meditation app. I’ve also enjoyed sharing some of them in various places on social media recently. Today, I found one that connected for me, immediately, but that I hadn’t heard in its current iteration before: “Nobody can bring you...
by Cyndi Bennett | Sep 21, 2023 | Complex PTSD Healing, CPTSD, CPTSD and PTSD, Occupational Mental Health & CPTSD, Workplace Trauma
Relationship-Building Tips for Trauma Survivors One of the defining characteristics of CPTSD is having difficulty creating and maintaining relationships. The relational nature of this type of trauma contributes to an inability or unwillingness to trust people. Given...
by Sylvie Rouhani | Sep 19, 2023 | Anxiety, CPTSD, Emotional Flashbacks, Generational Trauma, Guest Contributor, Healing from Toxic Shame, Mental Health Advocacy, Spirituality, Symptoms of CPTSD
TRIGGER WARNING: Topics in this article include childhood sexual abuse and may be sensitive to readers. At the beginning of July, I received a package: copies of my book and promotional material. I danced around my flat, my heart racing with excitement and...
by Susan Morris | Sep 18, 2023 | CPTSD, CPTSD and PTSD, Guest Contributor
After years of self-criticism, I finally learned the act of self-compassion. Compassion comes easily to me with others. I’m a nurse. But compassion for me was another story. I grew up in an alcoholic home where compassion and dreams were nonexistent. The...
by Cyndi Bennett | Sep 14, 2023 | Complex PTSD Healing, CPTSD, CPTSD and PTSD, Occupational Mental Health & CPTSD, Workplace Trauma
How to step into your personal power I have heard people talking about stepping into their power, but I never understood what they were talking about until recently when I got a little curious and did some research. The first thing that went through my mind...
