by Martin Dearlove | May 28, 2020 | CPTSD Survivor Stories, Guest Contributor
The ‘Knock-Downs’ and the ‘Bounce Backs’ as referred to in the article Part One of ‘Jack in the Box’ were classic examples of ‘Adversity’ and ‘Resilience’ at odds with one another, in battle, but also co-operating, mediating and resolving the crisis together. There...
by Robyn Brickel | May 21, 2020 | Depression, Guest Contributor, Trauma-Informed
Together, We Can Make It Okay to Ask for Help We have a massive issue as a society and culture when it comes to the stigma surrounding mental illness. This stigma stops too many people from getting help early when it is most effective. You and I can easily help end...
by Martin Dearlove | May 14, 2020 | CPTSD Survivor Stories, Guest Contributor
Jack in the Box – Part One The first thousand days 0,1,2,3 years of age and for some additional delight let’s throw in age 4. Making it the first 1460 days (this excludes the ‘count down days’ of pregnancy and the development of the fetus in utero). We know the...
by Emily Wiebe | May 7, 2020 | CPTSD, CPTSD Research, Emotional Flashbacks, Guest Contributor
Note: if you are triggered while reading, take a break to do some gentle self-care before returning to the article, and if you find yourself in crisis, please reach out to your medical or mental health provider, or to an online crisis resource. Flashbacks are intense,...
by Robyn Brickel | Apr 23, 2020 | CPTSD, Dissociation and CPTSD, Guest Contributor
When you witness or experience something terrible, you may try not to think about it. To help you, your brain may call on one of its most creative and ingenious coping strategies to keep you going: dissociation. In the simplest terms, dissociation is a mental block...
by Claire Exley | Mar 19, 2020 | CPTSD, Dissociation and CPTSD, Guest Contributor, Trauma-Informed Tuesday Newsletter, Treatment for CPTSD
At a boiling point? Trying to connect with a feeling, for me, can be like trying to boil a kettle with no water. You can click the button, but all you get is a few vapors. You can go through the motions, but with no hot water at the end of it. Ironically, being unable...
