by Jennifer Kindera | Mar 4, 2024 | CPTSD and PTSD, Emotional Wellness, Guest Contributor, Self Care, Shame, Trauma
What is Toxic Positivity, and how does it apply to Self-Care and Shame? Toxic positivity is the expectation, either by one’s self, others, and/or culturally, that even though a person’s emotional pain or difficult situation is overwhelming and/or uncomfortable, they...
by Jesse Donahue | Feb 29, 2024 | CPTSD, Guest Contributor, Shame
***TRIGGER WARNING***Some material in the following text could potentially be triggering. A poisonous state, a toxic infiltration into a previously calmed sense of one’s equilibrium. To be shamed, is to stand diminished in the eyes of your loved ones, extended...
by STAR Network | Feb 28, 2024 | Addiction, CPTSD and PTSD, Dr. Jamie Huysman, Emotional Wellness, Guest Contributor, TAR Network
A new year means a new start for many — an opportunity to reflect on the past year of your relationship and explore your future together. For some, New Year’s relationship resolutions may be just the spark your relationship needs. Remember that your relationship...
by Susan Tait | Feb 26, 2024 | CPTSD, Expressive Writing, Guest Contributor
I was cautious, but hopeful, about attending a professional seminar by Erena DiGonis for clinical counselors about clinical journaling in general, and in pursuit of one particular approach: Pennebaker’s storytelling method. I picked up more, so much more than I...
by Milena "Mila" Stankovic | Feb 23, 2024 | CPTSD and PTSD, Dr. Jamie Huysman, Emotional Wellness, Gaslighting, Guest Contributor, TAR Network, TAR Tales
Have you ever been manipulated by a loved one? Have you ever felt used and abused? Have you ever suffered at a toxic worksite? Have you avoided family gatherings due to harmful family members? Have you been a victim of narcissistic abuse? Did you or your child(ren)...
by Leah Erickson | Feb 22, 2024 | ACEs, CPTSD, Emotional Wellness, Guest Contributor, Healing Self-Shame
“Weeks passed, and the little Rabbit grew very old and shabby, but the Boy loved him just as much. He loved him so hard that he loved all his whiskers off, and the pink lining to his ears turned grey, and his brown spots faded. He even began to lose his shape,...
