by Celeste Mendelsohn | Sep 22, 2023 | 12 Step Programs, CPTSD, Guest Contributor, Yoga
I enjoy reading the sayings on my meditation app. I’ve also enjoyed sharing some of them in various places on social media recently. Today, I found one that connected for me, immediately, but that I hadn’t heard in its current iteration before: “Nobody can bring you...
by Erena DiGonis | Sep 20, 2023 | CPTSD and PTSD, Guest Contributor, Journaling
Last month, I wrote a blog article about structured approaches to journaling, which I hope were able to check out. Journaling can be a powerful tool for healing from trauma and dealing with the day-to-day stressors of life. Journaling provides a safe and private...
by Sylvie Rouhani | Sep 19, 2023 | Anxiety, CPTSD, Emotional Flashbacks, Generational Trauma, Guest Contributor, Healing from Toxic Shame, Mental Health Advocacy, Spirituality, Symptoms of CPTSD
TRIGGER WARNING: Topics in this article include childhood sexual abuse and may be sensitive to readers. At the beginning of July, I received a package: copies of my book and promotional material. I danced around my flat, my heart racing with excitement and...
by Susan Morris | Sep 18, 2023 | CPTSD, CPTSD and PTSD, Guest Contributor
After years of self-criticism, I finally learned the act of self-compassion. Compassion comes easily to me with others. I’m a nurse. But compassion for me was another story. I grew up in an alcoholic home where compassion and dreams were nonexistent. The...
by Bette Jaeger | Sep 15, 2023 | Addiction, CPTSD and PTSD, Guest Contributor
People who have experienced trauma may use different coping methods to address their vulnerability and feelings of stress and anxiety. One of the typical coping methods among those who have undergone trauma or are diagnosed with post-traumatic stress (PTSD) is...
by Roseanne Reilly | Sep 13, 2023 | CPTSD, CPTSD and PTSD, Emotional Wellness, Guest Contributor
Developing An Accurate ‘Felt Sense’ Our whole body encompasses our physical, mental, emotional, energetic, and spiritual experiences. A felt sense resides deep within the intelligence of our bodies as a whole, it is beyond what we feel we know as a feeling. For...
