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When Healing Hits Hard: CPTSD Truths

When Healing Hits Hard: CPTSD Truths

by Jack Brody | Dec 15, 2025 | Complex PTSD Healing, CPTSD, CPTSD and Inner Child Work, Guest Contributor, Men's Mental Health, Mental Health Awareness, Mindfulness

The Whiplash of Healing (And Why It Still Catches Me Off Guard) If you’ve read my blog for more than five minutes, you already know I’ve been on this healing ride for a long while. Long enough to have collected a whole scrapbook of “Oh wow, I finally get it” moments…...
Finding Christmas

Finding Christmas

by Morrene Hauser | Dec 11, 2025 | Addiction, CPTSD, CPTSD and PTSD, Guest Contributor

   “FINDING CHRISTMAS” By Morrene Hauser I always worked hard to make the holidays special for my children when they were growing up.  I wanted their childhood, especially the holidays, to be filled with love, happiness, and good memories–something that was...
6 Steps to Manage Your Anger: From A Trauma Survivor

6 Steps to Manage Your Anger: From A Trauma Survivor

by Elizabeth Woods | Dec 10, 2025 | Anger, CPTSD, Guest Contributor

How are you doing today? I mean, really… How are you doing? I got really angry last week with a colleague who offended me about my work. I had done nothing wrong; I was only guilty of caring for a child who needed emotional support when no one else noticed. I rarely...
Career Reflection vs. Rumination: A Trauma-Informed Guide to Year-End Review

Career Reflection vs. Rumination: A Trauma-Informed Guide to Year-End Review

by Cyndi Bennett | Dec 9, 2025 | Boundaries, CPTSD, CPTSD and PTSD, Guest Contributor, Trauma-Informed, Workplace Trauma

Learn how to distinguish between healthy career reflection and trauma-driven rumination with practical strategies for mindful professional growth and self-assessment. Understanding Professional Self-Assessment As the year draws to a close, many of us feel pulled to...
The Incredible Perspective of Trauma Survivors

The Incredible Perspective of Trauma Survivors

by Robyn Brickel | Dec 8, 2025 | CPTSD and PTSD, Emotional Wellness, Guest Contributor, Mental Health Professional

What perspective are you viewing life through today? This is a discussion point I often have with my clients—and one I encourage you to sit with as you read. As a therapist who specializes in working with individuals who have experienced complex trauma, I am...
Effects of Childhood Trauma: Frozen In Time

Effects of Childhood Trauma: Frozen In Time

by Rebekah Brown | Dec 4, 2025 | CPTSD, CPTSD and PTSD, Guest Contributor

What is frozen in time? Severe, ongoing childhood trauma can cause a person to live with the sense that they are moving through life in a fog. The past overlaps the present. You have no sense of place. You have no sense of the present. You have no sense of time....
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