by Jennifer DiOrio | Aug 29, 2025 | CPTSD, Guest Contributor
This summer, I am celebrating ten years of gardening, so I thought it would be a great time to share some of the benefits I’ve discovered and experienced from this wonderful hobby. Stress Relief: Beneficial microbes in organic soil are proven to alleviate stress,...
by Rebekah Brown | Aug 28, 2025 | ACEs, CPTSD, CPTSD and PTSD, Guest Contributor, Mental Health Professional, Narcissistic Abuse, Narcissistic Personality Disorder, Parental Alienation
Narcissistic Behavior I watched as the rage my father always carried washed over his face. Turing red, he stared at me with threatening eyes. I immediately looked for a way to back down. I had stepped over the boundary and committed the unpardonable sin—I had...
by Morrene Hauser | Aug 27, 2025 | ACEs, CPTSD and PTSD, Guest Contributor, Symptoms of CPTSD
TRIGGER WARNING: This article discusses child abuse and suicidal ideation, which may be triggering for some readers. When I reflect on the earliest parts of my childhood, from approximately the ages of four to eight, the thing that stands out to me the most is how...
by Jesse Donahue | Aug 26, 2025 | Brain Chemistry, CPTSD, Guest Contributor, OCD
The Smoldering Embers of Complex PTSDBy Jesse B. Donahue 2024 ©The metaphor of smoldering embers nicely depicts my experience of day-to-day life. No smoke is coming from my ears, but hiding and avoiding social experiences are efforts to control a threatening fire....
by Jack Brody | Aug 25, 2025 | CPTSD, Depression, Dysregulation, Emotional Flashbacks, Guest Contributor, Hypervigilance, Mindfulness, Trauma
The human brain is a wild mix of wiring, chemistry, and memory, running everything from your heartbeat to your deepest thoughts–all while somehow letting you remember the lyrics to songs you haven’t heard in twenty years. Beautifully magnificent… and sometimes,...
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...
