by Rachel Grant | Aug 25, 2025 | CPTSD, CPTSD and PTSD, Guest Contributor
Have you ever stared at an email, felt a tightness in your chest, and thought, “I’m not ready for this”? You’re not alone. As someone who works with trauma survivors every day, I hear it all the time: “I saw your email and meant to open it… But I couldn’t.”“I’ve had...
by Dr. Mozelle Martin | Aug 20, 2025 | Brain Chemistry, CPTSD, Guest Contributor, Mental Health Professional
So, you don’t flinch anymore. The song that used to destroy you? Doesn’t even register now.You can talk about what happened—maybe even crack a joke. No lump in your throat. No tears. No panic. But here’s the thing: that doesn’t automatically mean you’re healed. It...
by Elizabeth Woods | Aug 19, 2025 | CPTSD, Depression, Guest Contributor, Nature, Self Care, Trauma
Are you having a bad day, or week? Maybe the whole month hasn’t gone as well as you were expecting it to? Consider the fireflies shining into the darkness in the picture above. Let their lights shine the way throughout this reading. In today’s post, I’m going to...
by Heather Jurvelin | Aug 18, 2025 | ACEs, CPTSD, CPTSD and PTSD, Guest Contributor
How many times have you dismissed your past experiences because “others had it worse” or “it wasn’t really that bad?” Too many to count? Yeah, me too. Welcome to the club we somehow became a part of without ever signing on the dotted line. We didn’t agree to...
by Cyndi Bennett | Aug 14, 2025 | CPTSD, Guest Contributor, Occupational Mental Health & CPTSD, Workplace Trauma
For trauma survivors in the workplace, moments of overwhelming stress can suddenly render even routine tasks daunting. These instances often indicate that we’ve exceeded our emotional capacity — what experts call our “window of tolerance.” Recognizing the early...
by Dr. Mozelle Martin | Aug 13, 2025 | CPTSD, CPTSD and PTSD, Guest Contributor, Mental Health Professional
For many living with PTSD or complex PTSD, there are two leading yet quiet and relentless questions: What if they had truly felt what I felt? Would they still have done it? It isn’t about revenge. It’s about justice that prevents, not justice that destroys. It’s about...
