by Elizabeth Woods | Oct 7, 2024 | CPTSD, Emotional Wellness, Guest Contributor
My name is Elizabeth, and I am a survivor of CSA and trauma. I have come a long way in my healing journey, but I want to share with you that I still have bad days in the middle of the good ones. It is part of the healing process to feel myriad complex emotions, and...
by Elizabeth Woods | Oct 3, 2024 | CPTSD, Emotional Wellness, Guest Contributor
Hey, how are you doing? Are you having a tough day or a great day? Honestly, how are you doing today? Have you had a break today to think about how you are really doing, or are you milling around fighting proverbial fires all around you? The answers to those questions...
by Paul Michael Marinello | Sep 30, 2024 | CPTSD, Emotional Wellness, Gaslighting, Parental Alienation, Parental Alienation Support Systems, PASS Program
For a long time, as an alienated parent, I purposely structured my days to adhere to a simple mindset: Do not get into a conversation regarding my daughter. Those days have come to an end. It is unnatural for a child to reject a loving parent in the absence of abuse,...
by Leah Erickson | Sep 23, 2024 | CPTSD, CPTSD and PTSD, Emotional Wellness, Guest Contributor
How does a real adult date? I used to act a part on dates. The part of “Real Adult Who Dates, Is Fabulous, and Definitely Has No Trauma.” I still felt like a wounded child inside, but I was sure that I could hide my childhood trauma if I had the sexiest nail polish...
by Jennifer Lock Oman | Sep 16, 2024 | CPTSD and PTSD, Emotional Wellness, Guest Contributor, Mental Health Awareness, Mental Health Professional
“Why do I feel as though I’m writing a sad story, when my aim was to tell the story of a liberation?” – Edouard Louis On the road of healing from Complex PTSD (CPTSD), our stories are often filled with sadness. In other moments they may be filled with stories...
by Robyn Brickel | Aug 26, 2024 | CPTSD and PTSD, Emotional Wellness, Guest Contributor, Mental Health Professional
As trauma survivors begin to heal or experience post-traumatic growth, they often gain new insight into many parts of their lives, including relationships. Once beginning to view life through a trauma-informed lens, so many differences may appear. What you notice...
