by Cyndi Bennett | Oct 6, 2025 | CPTSD, CPTSD and PTSD, Dysregulation, Hypervigilance, Occupational Mental Health & CPTSD
Understanding the vital connection between rest, regulation, and career success In our achievement-oriented professional culture, rest is often viewed as a luxury or a sign of reduced commitment to career growth. For trauma survivors, particularly, the drive to prove...
by Jack Brody | Aug 25, 2025 | CPTSD, Depression, Dysregulation, Emotional Flashbacks, Guest Contributor, Hypervigilance, Mindfulness, Trauma
The human brain is a wild mix of wiring, chemistry, and memory, running everything from your heartbeat to your deepest thoughts–all while somehow letting you remember the lyrics to songs you haven’t heard in twenty years. Beautifully magnificent… and sometimes,...
by Terry Baranski | Jun 22, 2023 | CPTSD, CPTSD and PTSD, Guest Contributor, Hypervigilance
Introduction One of the banes of our culture’s psychiatric ideology is its tendency to pathologize mental health difficulties as “disorders” and “diseases”, both of which imply that there’s something wrong with a person that needs to be fixed. This often leads someone...
by Julie Faruba | Jun 8, 2023 | CPTSD and Self-Harm, CPTSD Survivor Stories, Depression, Guest Contributor, Hope, Hypervigilance, Recovery, Substance Abuse, Suicide Prevention
Hello everyone! My name is Julie, and I am joining the CPTSD Foundation as a blog contributor. Allow me to introduce myself. I am first and foremost a writer. I write under the pen name Just Julie. I am also an entrepreneur, a mental health patient advocate, a human...
by Heidi Fischer | Sep 16, 2022 | Complex PTSD Healing, CPTSD, Emotional Flashbacks, Guest Contributor, Hypervigilance, Post Traumatic Growth, Triggers
This article was originally published on The Mighty. I have a well-worn neural pathway in my brain. My mind sprints down this pathway when it notices my body is acting weird. I quickly go from “hmm something seems off” to “I am in mortal peril right now.” This...
by Heidi Fischer | Aug 2, 2022 | CPTSD, Guest Contributor, Hypervigilance, Pyschotherapy, Trauma-Informed, Treatment for CPTSD, Triggers
This article was originally published on The Mighty. A few years ago, I was invited to attend a new support group for people diagnosed with complex trauma. I was (unsurprisingly) anxious about going, but hopeful it could help me. When I got there, I expected that...
