by Cyndi Bennett | Mar 23, 2023 | Complex PTSD Healing, CPTSD, CPTSD and PTSD, Emotional Wellness, Guest Contributor, Occupational Mental Health & CPTSD, PTSD, Trauma, Workplace Trauma
Photo by freddie marriage on Unsplash Usually, when we talk about environmental safety, the conversation is about guidance, policies, and practices that are enforced to ensure that the surrounding environment is free from hazards. From a trauma recovery perspective,...
by Sylvie Rouhani | Mar 22, 2023 | CPTSD and PTSD, Emotional Wellness, Family Estrangement, Guest Contributor
As a mother, there is nothing more heartbreaking than seeing my daughter suffer. Last week, after spending a couple of days in my bed, not talking, not really moving either, she was curled up in a ball, sobbing her emotional pain out. I sat by her side, silent. I...
by Robyn Brickel | Mar 21, 2023 | Combat Trauma, CPTSD and PTSD, Emotional Wellness, Guest Contributor
One of our most popular articles of all time is on Loving a Trauma Survivor. This article continues that idea — how to help a trauma survivor, in a healthy, positive way. Loving a trauma survivor may mean you also want to help them in many ways. You may want to help...
by Elizabeth Woods | Mar 17, 2023 | CPTSD and PTSD, Emotional Wellness, Guest Contributor
Belonging – the feeling of being comfortable and happy in a particular situation or with a particular group of people, and being treated as a full member of the group. Source: Oxford Advanced Learner’s Dictionary. A child suffering abuse in their family...
by Elizabeth Woods | Mar 7, 2023 | CPTSD and PTSD, Emotional Wellness, Family Estrangement, Grief, Guest Contributor
My name is Elizabeth and I am a survivor of CSA and horrific trauma. Abuse and fear are all I can remember from my childhood. I was a sex toy, loaned out for the pleasure of my so-called father’s and his pedophile friends’ enjoyment from his sports club. I was...
by Shirley Davis | Mar 6, 2023 | CPTSD, CPTSD and PTSD, Emotional Wellness
All of us have core beliefs that we hold about ourselves. These beliefs shape who we fundamentally are and how we behave. This article, the first in this series, will focus on negative core beliefs, what they are, and how they affect our lives. What are Core Beliefs?...
