by Natalie Rose | Jan 27, 2026 | Building Resilience in Healing, CPTSD, Feeling Good Enough, Guest Contributor, Healthy Relationships, Isolation, Post Traumatic Growth, Rejection, Relationships
I still remember the name of their exclusive club: CHABELCK. In seventh grade, the children at my middle school traded their Nintendos and Polly Pocket dolls for iPhones and Barbie dolls–in the form of minions for their social cliques. Soon after the school year...
by Robyn Brickel | Apr 15, 2025 | Anxiety, Codependency, CPTSD and PTSD, Emotional Wellness, Guest Contributor, Isolation, Mental Health Professional
Do you isolate yourself from others and feel safer alone? Or are you afraid to be alone and choose to always be with company? It is likely that these behaviors are coping strategies you’ve developed, and today, I’d like to talk about why and what to do about them now...
by Jenney Clark | Mar 4, 2025 | Abandonment and CPTSD, Abuse, ADHD, Betrayal, Borderline Personality Disorder, CPTSD, CPTSD and Inner Child Work, Depression, Estrangement, Family Estrangement, Generational Trauma, Guest Contributor, Isolation, Rejection, Relationships, Self-Acceptance, Toxic Relationships, Trauma
Who am I? Growing up, I was a child with trust issues due to emotional and physical abuse. Then, at 18, I was assaulted on a date. Trauma often leaves invisible scars. While most physical wounds can heal, mental and emotional wounds run deep. I have faced many traumas...
by Shirley Davis | Oct 2, 2023 | CPTSD, Isolation, Life Management Skills
Many people, including those who were successful, such as Abraham Lincoln and Michelangelo, have committed the crime of self-sabotage. Chronic self-sabotage leads to destructive outcomes in our personal lives and at work. Those who have complex post-traumatic stress...
