by LeeAnn Werner | Jan 26, 2024 | CPTSD and PTSD, Guest Contributor, Nightmares
I awake from the nightmare of my father stalking me in my dreams once again. He wants to invade me physically and mentally to satisfy whatever sick loop of thinking that churns in his mind. If I hadn’t blocked these experiences almost entirely with a dissociative...
by Jesse Donahue | Jan 24, 2024 | Addiction, Brain Chemistry, CPTSD, CPTSD and PTSD, Guest Contributor
What a monumental effort, an amazing journey of self-discovery to go with no coffee for twelve days. The title says twelve days, but by the time of writing this, fourteen days was the real duration. There has been suffering and addiction in my life; talk about...
by Shravani Bojja | Jan 23, 2024 | Brain Chemistry, CPTSD, CPTSD and PTSD, Guest Contributor
The Oxford Dictionary defines intersectionality as “the interconnected nature of social categorisations such as race, class, and gender, regarded as creating overlapping and interdependent systems of discrimination or disadvantage.” Intersectionality is the...
by Cyndi Bennett | Jan 18, 2024 | CPTSD, CPTSD and PTSD, Guest Contributor, Occupational Mental Health & CPTSD, Workplace Trauma
Today I was thinking about celebrating success and how challenging that can be for trauma survivors. This article will explore why celebrating success may be challenging for trauma survivors and why it is important. Why is celebrating success so challenging? Personal...
by Elizabeth Woods | Jan 17, 2024 | CPTSD, CPTSD and PTSD, Emotional Wellness, Guest Contributor, Mindfulness
We are all unique in the way we look, talk, and interact with others. Everyone’s personalities are divergent, even identical twins have different personalities even though they look the same. There is no one in the whole world like you! Think about that for a moment…...
by Amy Watson | Jan 16, 2024 | EMDR, Emotional Wellness, Guest Contributor
Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) is a fascinating treatment modality for Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) and continues to demonstrate efficacy in treating these patients (Kim et al., 2017). Francine Shapiro developed EMDR in 1987 and...
