by Destiny Mowadeng | Jun 20, 2022 | Guest Contributor, Hope, Living with Disabilities
This blog originally appeared at https://powerfullypowerless.wordpress.com/2020/02/19/human-not-hero/ “As a society, we tend to celebrate those that perform well hurt and we criticize or even demonize those that ask for help or otherwise show weakness” Dr. Jamie...
by Amy Watson | May 13, 2022 | Anxiety, Guest Contributor, Hope
Johnny peaked around the corner and listened intensely to the man on the news talking about war. His heart did that fast-thumping thing, he felt cold all of the sudden, a drop of cold sweat hit the ground. He was the only kid at home because he felt sick to his...
by Heidi Fischer | May 2, 2022 | Complex PTSD Healing, CPTSD, CPTSD Survivor Stories, Dissociation and CPTSD, Guest Contributor, Healing Self-Shame, Hope, Mindfulness, Occupational Mental Health & CPTSD, Self Care, Symptoms of CPTSD, Trauma, Treatment, Triggers
This article was originally published on The Mighty, on March 24th, 2022 I am a champion face-planter. I am also highly skilled at tripping over nothing, walking into door frames, and tipping things over. This illustrious title hasn’t won me any medals, rather the...
by Erin R. Burke | Feb 1, 2022 | Complex PTSD Healing, CPTSD Survivor Stories, Feeling Good Enough, Guest Contributor, Hope, Post Traumatic Growth
At 66, when I look back over my early life, I see the typical manifestations of trauma. I began to “forget” the abuse—dissociate—well before the age of 5. I experienced my first depression at 12. By 14 I had developed an eating disorder, alternating...
by Susan Morris | Jan 10, 2022 | Building Resilience in Healing, CPTSD, Emotional Wellness, Hope, Self Care, Self-Acceptance
As an adult child of an alcoholic, the quiet in my household was most likely always followed by chaos. The thing I craved the most as a child was peace. The uneasy feeling of impending doom followed me well into my adulthood. When there was happiness in my life, I...
by Roseanne Reilly | Jan 4, 2022 | Anxiety, Building Resilience in Healing, Complex PTSD Healing, CPTSD Poetry, Hope, Hypervigilance, Polyvagal Theory and CPTSD, Self Care, The Brain and CPTSD
We can know we are safe and still not feel safe? We come into the world wired for connection and safety. How do we shift from the appearance of safety to the experience of this at a neurological and physiological level? While we may think our brains are in charge, our...
