by Rebekah Brown | Jul 7, 2022 | Anxiety, Attachment Trauma, CPTSD, CPTSD and Narcissistic Abuse, Grief, Healing Codependency, Healthy Relationships, Trauma
How to Break A Trauma Bond I could hear the yelling outside despite the fact that I was in the house with the door closed. My husband was on a cell phone with my trauma-bonded abuser. They weren’t on speaker either. I could still hear every word. Cultivated over many...
by Susan Morris | Feb 17, 2022 | Abuse, Codependency, CPTSD and PTSD, Domestic Violence, Emotional Flashbacks, Healing Codependency, Healthy Relationships, Relationships, Triggers
No matter how happy and content my life becomes, I will never forget the fear and loneliness of being kicked in the head, punched in the gut or dragged across a room by my hair. I Am a Survivor of Domestic Violence Domestic Violence, also called intimate partner...
by Sheri Heller | Nov 16, 2021 | Abandonment and CPTSD, Attachment Trauma, Complex PTSD Healing, Guest Contributor, Healing Codependency, Healthy Relationships
There’s no doubt that the quest for love is universal. The giving and receiving of love are as fundamental to our well-being as the air we breathe. In fact, according to the maternal deprivation hypothesis infants regardless of whether they are puppies, monkeys or...
by Rita Louise | Jun 1, 2021 | CPTSD, CPTSD and PTSD, Healthy Relationships
If you find that you have fallen in love with an abuse or trauma survivor, understand right up front that healing is possible. Sometimes by understanding what your partner has been through can help you to better support them as they work through their tangled...
by Jeff Spiteri | May 26, 2021 | ACEs, Childhood Sexual Abuse, CPTSD and Inner Child Work, CPTSD Survivor Stories, Family Estrangement, Guest Contributor, Healthy Relationships, Men's Mental Health
We always have choices, sometimes the choice to make a change or take on a quest or journey can be the scariest decision of all. But it is when we leave behind what is familiar that we make space to see with a perspective where we were. While the journey itself can...
by Robyn Brickel | May 14, 2021 | Healthy Relationships, Trauma-Informed
If you and your partner want to pursue couples therapy, that’s commendable! There is so much hope and help available in therapy. What if you’re dealing with intimate partner abuse or violence (IPV)? Therapy for domestic violence requires a trauma-informed approach....