by Leah Erickson | Mar 26, 2024 | CPTSD, Guest Contributor, Shame, Toxic Relationships
Even Warthogs Feel Shame One of the first things that pops into my head when I hear the word “shame” is Pumbaa from The Lion King lamenting, “Oh the shame! Thought of changin’ my name!” A lot of us who carry deep shame from childhood trauma have probably also...
by Roseanne Reilly | Mar 21, 2024 | ACEs, CPTSD, Emotional Flashbacks, Guest Contributor
Returning to the Source: The process of somatic healing and nervous system restoration involves a courageous return to the source—the origins of our limiting core beliefs. As we explore the sensitivities within our nervous system and sensations held within our bodies,...
by Jesse Donahue | Mar 20, 2024 | ACEs, CPTSD, CPTSD and PTSD, Guest Contributor
The sins of the parents are relived in the lives of the children; on and on it goes, and where it stops nobody knows During my walk this morning I saw, through my ongoing educating eyes of learning about C-PTSD, the horrible childhood my mother had endured. Her real...
by Elizabeth Woods | Mar 19, 2024 | CPTSD, Guest Contributor, Trauma-Informed
Trauma triggers are everywhere, and it is how you deal with them and move on that is important Living with Complex PTSD is not easy. Life does not give anyone a pass on the bad times, and as survivors of child abuse, we feel everything intensely. I can only relate...
by Rebekah Brown | Mar 15, 2024 | CPTSD and PTSD, Guest Contributor, Insomnia
What Childhood Trauma Teaches Us In my childhood, the possibility of being attacked was everywhere. I never knew what my parents were going to do. Even when I was away at school, I remained terrified I would make some small mistake that would get reported to them....
by Rachel Grant | Mar 14, 2024 | CPTSD, Guest Contributor, Guilt, Shame
“Shame is the feeling of humiliating disgrace of having been violated. Shame tells you that you are bad.” (from Shelter from the Storm) It becomes challenging to correct for shame because it is rooted in a negative belief. For example, “I am unlovable, because [fill...
