by Rebekah Brown | Dec 2, 2024 | ACEs, CPTSD, Domestic Violence, Family Disease, Guest Contributor, Sexual Abuse
***TRIGGER ALERT – The following article describes childhood trauma and could be triggering.*** I twirled around, causing the skirt of my best Sunday dress to flair out in a way that delighted my four-year-old sensibilities. It was 1966, and my black patent...
by Jesse Donahue | Nov 28, 2024 | CPTSD, CPTSD and PTSD, Guest Contributor
Living in the dis-worldBy Jesse Donahue 2019©Avow, to make known, to confess or admit. The most striking aspect of my life is the depth, the ever-lurking, unconscious presence of a sense of self that feels… disregarded and dissed from the realm of normality. I feel so...
by Tonia Cordi | Nov 27, 2024 | Clutter, CPTSD, Guest Contributor, Shame
Are you hiding behind your shame and staying at home so you don’t have to face that inner critic that comes out when you are socializing? Do you avoid having people over because of the intense shame you feel about the state of your home? Shame shows up in many ways...
by Jack Brody | Nov 26, 2024 | Abandonment and CPTSD, Childhood Sexual Abuse, Complex PTSD Healing, CPTSD and PTSD, Guest Contributor
Having cPTSD often makes you look at life through a black-and-white lens, and your trauma response to life is not just constantly assessing whether or not people are safe but also whether our environments are safe. For a really long time, my thinking was on a...
by Sadie Montgomery | Nov 20, 2024 | Complex PTSD Healing, CPTSD, CPTSD Survivor Stories, EMDR, Guest Contributor
My mother died when I was twelve. Although my biological father was a loving presence in my life, it was decided that I remain living with my stepfather, who was deemed better able to care for me. My stepfather quickly remarried, and my stepmother’s arrival marked the...
by Rachel Grant | Nov 19, 2024 | ACEs, Brain Chemistry, CPTSD, Emotional Wellness, Guest Contributor
I recently connected with Alex Abraham, an author with a powerful story about using psychedelic plant medicine to work through childhood trauma, and I wanted to share a bit of his story and approach to healing with you today. As a child, Alex was s*xually assaulted by...
