by Milena "Mila" Stankovic | Feb 17, 2023 | CPTSD, Depression, Grief, Guest Contributor, Pain, Trauma
I spent my childhood terrified of the word “death”. I can remember lying in bed feeling my heart swell in my chest every time the thought of death crossed my mind. I feared death because my parents were much older than the parents of my peers — the thought of losing...
by Rebekah Brown | Jan 26, 2023 | Anxiety, Complex PTSD Healing, Depression, Emotional Flashbacks, Emotional Wellness, Guest Contributor, Hope, Mindfulness, Trauma, Trauma-Informed
Meditation is ceasing daily activity and entering into a focused time of attention on the inner life. It is one of the four components that create structure bringing about transformation in the life of a trauma survivor. The four components are regular mealtimes,...
by Sunny Lynn, OMC | Jan 5, 2023 | CPTSD, Depression, Dissociation and CPTSD, Guest Contributor
The Downward Spiral of Flashbacks & Dissociative Episodes (as published in The Friday Edition of HeartBalm Healing at https://heartbalm.substack.com) Recently, a very painful and triggering event dropped me into a deep hole of flashbacks and dissociation. Over the...
by Jeff Spiteri | Dec 15, 2022 | Boundaries, Depression, Emotional Wellness, Feeling Good Enough, Guest Contributor, Hope, Post Traumatic Growth, PTSD, Recovery, Self Care, Suicide Prevention
My Friend Steve: I met my friend Steve in a park on the west side of Chicago in a rougher neighborhood at a homeless feeding. I was on the street at the time and passing through the city riding freight trains to the west coast of the United States. Steve was 17 and...
by Shirley Davis | Nov 28, 2022 | CPTSD, Depression
Depression is a common ailment in our ever more complicated world. You feel down and may weep for a few days until whatever triggered your depression is somewhat reconciled, and you move on. This is not the case with major depressive disorder (MDD). People who have...
by Elizabeth Woods | Nov 8, 2022 | Codependency, CPTSD, CPTSD and PTSD, Depression, Dissociation and CPTSD, Guest Contributor, Uncategorized
TRIGGER WARNING: This article contains childhood sexual abuse. Somebody once told me “when life gives you lemons, make lemonade”. Those people only experience hard times every so often. Maybe a small setback in life, a bump in the road to that promotion you worked so...
