by Robyn Brickel | Mar 12, 2020 | Depression, Grief, Trauma-Informed
When a new client asks “how long is therapy going to take?” I know that they are eager to feel better, heal, and move forward. They want to pour out all the details of their story within that first session because they expect this to speed up the process of healing....
by Lisa Taylor | Mar 5, 2020 | Complex PTSD Healing, CPTSD, CPTSD Survivor Stories, Depression, Emotional Flashbacks, Grief, Guest Contributor, Healing from Toxic Shame, Mindfulness
It has taken me 43 years to be able to have the strength to write the words I did get out below, it ends abruptly because I could not go any further at that moment, however, I like each of you, am still healing from trauma. I will continue to dig deep and work on a...
by Cora Burke | Feb 10, 2020 | ACEs, Attachment Trauma, CPTSD Survivor Stories, Depression
Depression and anxiety are a poor mixture for keeping the engine going. So how is it that so many of us keep on going, day after day, without outwardly batting an eyelid at the multitudes of challenges being thrown our way? Looking back, I can’t imagine how I...
by Shirley Davis | Jun 17, 2019 | Complex PTSD Healing, CPTSD, Depression, Trauma-Informed
Our brains are hardwired to react viscerally to traumatic events. They then store those emotions in our central nervous, so that when we feel and experience similar future events, we will be alerted to new potential dangers. Emotional flashbacks, experienced by those...
by Shirley Davis | May 23, 2019 | Complex PTSD Healing, CPTSD, Depression, Occupational Mental Health & CPTSD
Humans acquire their self-worth from many sources. Beginning in childhood, our parents should be the first to show us both verbally and non-verbally that we are worthwhile and valuable. However, people living with the after-effects of childhood trauma and in the...
by Shirley Davis | Jun 6, 2018 | Depression
Depression, A Silent Killer Shirley J. Davis For many who read this blog, speaking about depression may seem redundant. However, an enemy that isn’t acknowledged becomes a silent killer. So, for both those who understand too well what depression is and how it affects...
