by Elizabeth Woods | Aug 7, 2024 | ACEs, Childhood Sexual Abuse, CPTSD, CPTSD and PTSD, Guest Contributor
***TRIGGER WARNING*** The following article discusses traumatic events, including sexual abuse. The word PTSD is often thrown out there into the ether of speech or within news broadcasts as a category for someone who has “mental problems.” It is often used in a...
by Kechi Mourer | Aug 6, 2024 | CPTSD, CPTSD and PTSD, Gaslighting, Guest Contributor
Even though I am a psychology and sociology professor, I couldn’t see the abuse in my own home. It is embarrassing to admit, but I think telling the truth is important. Like so many people who go into careers working with people, I felt somehow; I could change...
by Cyndi Bennett | Aug 1, 2024 | CPTSD, CPTSD and PTSD, Guest Contributor, Occupational Mental Health & CPTSD
Adversity Just saying the word makes me cringe. We all experience it in our lifetime, but how many of us know what it is and appreciate it for the growth it brings to our lives? Adversity refers to difficulties, challenges, or unfavorable circumstances that an...
by Natalie Rose | Jul 31, 2024 | Betrayal, Building Resilience in Healing, Complex PTSD Healing, CPTSD, EMDR, Guest Contributor, Healthy Relationships, Rejection, Relationships
As a woman, I struggled with female friendships growing up. I found many other girls and women notoriously catty, jealous, and downright mean. I liked being “one of the guys” with my guy friends, and I much preferred having a steady boyfriend over being part of a...
by Jennifer Lock Oman | Jul 29, 2024 | ACEs, CPTSD, CPTSD and PTSD, Family Disease, Guest Contributor, Mental Health Professional
Generations of negative family patterns and relational wounds are our legacies In healing from relational trauma or resulting Complex PTSD – a type of PTSD thought to arise as a result of extended or repeated trauma – we often forget or dismiss what it is...
by Morrene Hauser | Jul 26, 2024 | CPTSD, CPTSD and PTSD, Guest Contributor
(Part 2 of 2) I started dreaming of horses When I was 51 years old, my life was falling apart. My 30-plus-year career that I had worked so hard for was coming to an end, and so was my marriage. Little did I know, but my life was about to turn upside down in a...
