by Jesse Donahue | Oct 29, 2024 | CPTSD, CPTSD and PTSD, Guest Contributor
The Man Who Lives Under the BridgeBy Jesse Donahue 2017 ©There is a man who lives in a large drainage culvert that goes under a road near my home. He has been there for nearly a decade. You see him frequently, standing out on the sidewalk at the large drainage pipe...
by Rebekah Brown | Oct 28, 2024 | ACEs, CPTSD, Guest Contributor
I’m pretty tired myself Hi. If you don’t mind, I want to speak to your soul today. How are you doing, soul? I’m pretty tired myself. Life takes a lot of energy if you know what I mean. There are so many things that need doing just to get through the day: so many...
by Ramon Diaz | Oct 23, 2024 | ACEs, Guest Contributor, Mental Health Professional
Many more children get “lost in the machine. Identifying children early who may show potential to become elite athletes one day is a growing social phenomenon. This growing psychology and sociological movement of “talent identification” is not only influential in the...
by Tonia Cordi | Oct 21, 2024 | CPTSD, Guest Contributor, Mental Health Professional
There is a lot of talk lately about trauma and the effects it has on us. I’d like to take it a step further in this month’s blog and show you how intergenerational trauma goes beyond behaviours and gets carried into our points of view, energy, and ways of being. These...
by Rachel Grant | Oct 17, 2024 | CPTSD, CPTSD and PTSD, Emotional Wellness, Guest Contributor
For many survivors of childhood s*xual abuse, the journey toward healing can be fraught with discomfort. The body often becomes a site of trauma, a vessel that holds memories and sensations tied to painful experiences. The complex relationship between the mind and...
by Lena Pousette | Oct 16, 2024 | CPTSD, CPTSD and PTSD, Gaslighting, Guest Contributor
We were perfect for each other. Or so I thought. His love for children, our incredible chemistry, he seemed to know how I was thinking, what I liked, he made me feel like I had “come home.” I had no idea that this was his usual MO, like a game, for him to figure out...