by Shigeko Ito | May 28, 2024 | ADHD, Anxiety, CPTSD and PTSD, Guest Contributor
The other day, I listened to the Mel Robbins podcast about her delayed diagnosis of ADHD at age 47, which was her accidental discovery in the process of getting her teenage son evaluated for ADHD. She said she was flabbergasted and wondered why she hadn’t...
by Adina Lynn LeCompte | May 27, 2024 | Boundaries, Building Resilience in Healing, Complex PTSD Healing, Core Beliefs, CPTSD and Narcissistic Abuse, CPTSD and PTSD, CPTSD Survivor Stories, Expressive Writing, Guest Contributor, Healing Codependency, Healing from Toxic Shame, Healing Self-Shame, Healthy Relationships, Life Management Skills, Nature, Pyschotherapy, Recovery, Self Care, self trust, Self-Acceptance
I have a wonderful therapist. It’s not your usual “talk therapy,” though. We do talk, and I have come to trust him implicitly. He has helped me heal from PTSD and complex relational trauma, and the transformation since I began working with him far exceeds phenomenal....
by Tonia Cordi | May 24, 2024 | Anxiety, CPTSD, Guest Contributor
I grew up in an anxious family, so for me, it was quite normal to worry about things and be overly concerned. As I continued to grow and learn, I realized it felt like too much and was very unreasonable at times. By majoring in psychology and learning more about...
by Natalie Rose | May 23, 2024 | Anxiety, CPTSD, Depression, Feeling Good Enough, Guest Contributor, Mindfulness, Post Traumatic Growth, Self Care, Social Media
Just a handful of years ago, people didn’t know the details of what their social circles were up to unless they read it in the newspaper, heard town gossip, or experienced the good old-fashioned way of talking face to face or on the telephone with others. In today’s...
by Jesse Donahue | May 22, 2024 | Complex PTSD Healing, CPTSD, CPTSD and PTSD, Guest Contributor
Honestly, I thought that creative spark within might have abandoned me for good This hasn’t happened to me for quite some time now; inspiration is tugging at my brain, heart, and soul, prompting me to begin writing this vision I’ve been entertaining. Honestly, I...
by Elizabeth Woods | May 20, 2024 | CPTSD, CPTSD and PTSD, Dissociation and CPTSD, Emotional Wellness, Guest Contributor
We, as people, have forgotten who we really are We live in a complex world. Our society is fast-paced and almost devoid of feeling in the internet era and incessant conference calls between continents. Since the COVID-19 pandemic, our lives have become even more...