by Sylvie Rouhani | Jul 1, 2022 | ACEs, Guest Contributor, Hope, Recovery, Spirituality, Trauma-Informed
Impostor Syndrome occurs for all sorts of reasons and it pushes us to become extremely hard on ourselves. It also robs us of seeing ourselves: as human beings doing their best, just as they are. Thankfully, self-compassion can help us address the painful feeling of...
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...
