by Heidi Fischer | May 5, 2022 | Complex PTSD Healing, CPTSD, Depression, Guest Contributor, The Brain and CPTSD, Treatment, Treatment for CPTSD
Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation or rTMS for short, has been around for quite a while. It is a mental health treatment that was developed in 1985. It hasn’t entered into mainstream practice in a lot of places just yet, but it is gaining popularity. Up...
by Maxine Beecroft | May 4, 2022 | 12 Step Programs, CPTSD, CPTSD and PTSD, Guest Contributor
When used in conjunction with other treatments like therapy and/or medication, 12-Step programs can be a useful part of C-PTSD recovery. The 12-Steps are taught at group meetings and run in a program format known as a 12-Step program. The 12-Step working model states...
by Lee Frost | May 3, 2022 | CPTSD, Guest Contributor
Ever have one of those moments when a breakthrough hits you so hard that you’re absolutely stunned that you never saw it before? I was only diagnosed with CPTSD last year, so this has been happening a lot. The connection that shook me hard pointed to a core...
by Heidi Fischer | May 2, 2022 | Complex PTSD Healing, CPTSD, CPTSD Survivor Stories, Dissociation and CPTSD, Guest Contributor, Healing Self-Shame, Hope, Mindfulness, Occupational Mental Health & CPTSD, Self Care, Symptoms of CPTSD, Trauma, Treatment, Triggers
This article was originally published on The Mighty, on March 24th, 2022 I am a champion face-planter. I am also highly skilled at tripping over nothing, walking into door frames, and tipping things over. This illustrious title hasn’t won me any medals, rather the...
by Ramon Diaz | Apr 28, 2022 | Brain Chemistry, Guest Contributor
Vagus-informed Therapy Creates Conditions for A Person to Heal from Trauma The trauma field has seen a sharp increase in interest by researchers and clinicians alike within the past 25 years or so. Many factors contribute to the interest in trauma research. One factor...
by Heidi Fischer | Apr 27, 2022 | Complex PTSD Healing, CPTSD, CPTSD Survivor Stories, Dissociation and CPTSD, Guest Contributor, Mindfulness, Self Care, Symptoms of CPTSD, Trauma
I have lived most of my life thinking that deep breathing (and all its cousins) were something people had, collectively agreed to B.S. about. Not because they were being malicious, but due to some sort of worldwide agreed-upon fiction. Matching your breath to...
