by Sheri Heller | Oct 28, 2022 | Complex PTSD Healing, CPTSD, Guest Contributor
It’s difficult to become who you are when beset by survival fears Know thyself. Be your best self! Confident people have high self-esteem. Egotistical people are self-centered. Self-awareness is a sign of humility and introspection. Magical thinking is self-defeating....
by Robyn Brickel | Oct 25, 2022 | Guest Contributor, Self Care, Trauma, Trauma-Informed
Do you always feel like you’re on high alert? Or do you just feel numb? Perhaps you bounce back and forth between the two? Have you wondered how to feel calm or peaceful? If you find the state of the world today especially triggering, you are not alone! Fortunately,...
by Cyndi Bennett | Oct 18, 2022 | Complex PTSD Healing, CPTSD, CPTSD and PTSD, Guest Contributor, Occupational Mental Health & CPTSD
One of the questions I get from trauma survivors is whether they are really capable of being a leader. The short answer is an unequivocal “YES, of course.” There are several things that trauma survivors should pay attention to if they want to be good, effective...
by Ramon Diaz | Oct 14, 2022 | Childhood Sexual Abuse, CPTSD and PTSD, Grief, Guest Contributor, Sexual Abuse
Incest can create a severe ripple effect in someone’s life. People that relate to the person who experienced incest are affected negatively. Families and loved ones are left confused about why a person would harm a loved one in this manner. Moral reasoning begins to...
by Rebekah Brown | Oct 13, 2022 | Childhood Sexual Abuse, Depression, Emotional Wellness, Grief, Guest Contributor
I looked out over the south rim of the Grand Canyon and thought about the epochs of time it took to shape such a place. I always heard everyone say pictures don’t do it justice. They were right. No matter how panoramic I tried to make my camera, I simply could...
by Lee Frost | Oct 12, 2022 | Childhood Sexual Abuse, CPTSD, Guest Contributor, Pain
TRIGGER WARNING: the following article discusses sexual assault. My CPTSD is based on traumas that started in early childhood. I have no conscious memory of “normal.” My traumas are old, familiar enemies. I know them well. They’ve become characters in my mind to...
