by Nikki Dalhamer | Oct 10, 2023 | CPTSD, Emotional Wellness, Guest Contributor
In order to “heal” from any number of diagnoses – first, you must process your trauma My name is Nikki Dalhamer and I specialize in trauma-informed mental health and substance use disorder (SUD) coaching & consulting for adolescents ages 13-18 and adults with...
by LWK | Oct 3, 2023 | CPTSD, Emotional Wellness, Guest Contributor
Overthinking and getting stuck inside your own head. Do you find yourself ruminating on ruminations? Reflecting on reflections until you are stood in a hall of mirrors unable to tell what your original thought was? Staring at the ceiling gone midnight, pondering...
by LWK | Sep 27, 2023 | Body Chemistry, CPTSD and PTSD, Emotional Wellness, Guest Contributor
Taking time off when you need to be focusing on yourself. Burnout is at an all-time high. Employers continue to make cutbacks and what was once a workload shared among 4 or 5 people, is now the job of 1. Employees are expected to work early and rewarded when they are...
by Roseanne Reilly | Sep 13, 2023 | CPTSD, CPTSD and PTSD, Emotional Wellness, Guest Contributor
Developing An Accurate ‘Felt Sense’ Our whole body encompasses our physical, mental, emotional, energetic, and spiritual experiences. A felt sense resides deep within the intelligence of our bodies as a whole, it is beyond what we feel we know as a feeling. For...
by Penny Payton | Sep 6, 2023 | CPTSD, CPTSD and PTSD, Emotional Wellness, Guest Contributor
Why is no one talking about our lack of emotional training? Even as trauma moves into the forefront, there is still a long way to go when it comes to informing others, especially those who don’t take trauma into consideration at all. Unfortunately, the lifestyle that...
by Sunny Lynn, OMC | Aug 29, 2023 | CPTSD and PTSD, Emotional Wellness, Going No Contact
Going No Contact and the Wisdom of Goldilocks (originally published in the Friday Edition of HeartBalm Healing at https://heartbalm.substack.com) Going no contact can be one of the hardest decisions you will ever have to make. Severing ties with family is a...
