by STAR Network | Feb 14, 2024 | CPTSD and PTSD, Dr. Jamie Huysman, Guest Contributor, TAR Tales
It’s time to put you first! Although Valentine’s Day is here, we’re often left off our to-do list to celebrate ourselves. Instead of solely pouring your love and devotion into your family, friends, and partners this year, especially when your relationships are...
by Erena DiGonis | Feb 13, 2024 | CPTSD and PTSD, Guest Contributor, Healthy Relationships, Mindfulness
As the calendar flips to a new year, we hear so many people talking about fresh starts and the pressure to create the perfect resolution. Here’s the scoop: I’ve seen firsthand how New Year’s resolutions often become constraints of expectation,...
by Elizabeth Woods | Feb 7, 2024 | ACEs, CPTSD and PTSD, Guest Contributor
***TRIGGER ALERT: This blog discusses traumatic events including childhood trauma*** My name is Elizabeth and I am a survivor of CSA and unspeakable trauma. I feel lucky to be alive and that life is a gift. Everything I have, I have worked hard for and people call me...
by Elizabeth Woods | Jan 31, 2024 | Brain Chemistry, CPTSD, CPTSD and PTSD, Guest Contributor
The word Trauma refers to a deeply distressing or disturbing experience that can have lasting effects on a person’s mental and emotional well-being. It can result from various situations or events, and everyone reacts differently to trauma. Trauma – is an...
by Rachel Grant | Jan 30, 2024 | CPTSD, Guest Contributor, Mental Health Professional, Self-Acceptance
As we slide into 2024, I want to invite you today to truly consider what would radically change your life if you were to give yourself permission to be messy.And I’m not talking about dirty dishes, unfolded laundry, or dust that you can write your initials in...
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...
