by Ellen Tift | Jun 17, 2026 | ACEs, Attachment Trauma, Building Resilience in Healing, CPTSD and Narcissistic Abuse, Depression, Grieving, Hope, Loneliness, Narcissistic Abuse, Suicide Prevention
Whether the narcissist is one person or a group, the pain of mistreatment can make you want to go to sleep and never wake up. Let’s validate this dilemma, consider why it happens, and how to heal. The Weight You Carry You wake up each morning with a heaviness...
by Ellen Tift | Jun 11, 2026 | Abandonment and CPTSD, Attachment Trauma, Core Beliefs, Depression, Grief, Self-Acceptance, Suicide Prevention
For many, this profoundly sad notion is buried so deeply, we don’t even realize it’s driving our search for significance. Why do we believe this and how can we heal it? Internalized Worthlessness: When You Truly Believe You Don’t Matter Khalil stood...
by Ellen Tift | May 26, 2026 | CPTSD, Depression, Emotional Wellness, Grief, Isolation, Loneliness, Self Care
When basic tasks drain all your energy and what seems easy for others feels impossible for you, this isn’t weakness. It’s your nervous system protecting you. Here’s why it happens and how to heal. When Trauma Leaves You In Hibernation Mode Have you...
by Jeanne Jess | Apr 13, 2026 | Abandonment and CPTSD, Anxiety, Attachment Trauma, Boundaries, Codependency, Complex PTSD Healing, Core Beliefs, CPTSD Survivor Stories, Depression
Setting Boundaries and Protecting Your Peace of Mind: Yes, because of my CPTSD, I was a people-pleaser. This was like a survival-mode I learned as a child. And that doormat syndrome was often painful for me, for many years. Until one day, I had had enough and decided...
by Heather Jurvelin | Dec 24, 2025 | CPTSD, CPTSD and PTSD, Depression, Emotional Wellness, Guest Contributor, Therapy
Part I: As I listen to Elton John’s “Don’t Let the Sun Go Down on Me” on a loop, I mentally counter the lyrics with the fantasy that the sun will just fall from the sky. Can’t it do me the courtesy of burning out and shrouding me in complete darkness at long last? All...
by Heather Jurvelin | Sep 11, 2025 | ACEs, Building Resilience in Healing, Complex PTSD Healing, CPTSD, CPTSD and PTSD, Depression, Guest Contributor
When I started therapy with the dozenth therapist of my life, my world was on fire. The flames of chaos once again swallowed my life. I attended the first few sessions of therapy, desperate to put out the firestorm before it consumed me. Fortunately, my therapist is...
