by TAR NETWORK | Jun 12, 2024 | Dr. Jamie Huysman, LGBTQ, TAR Network, TAR Tales
Key: LGBTQ+ is translated as Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer. The “+” includes members of the Intersex and Asexual communities. It is extremely important to keep in mind that abuse in any form is unacceptable and can never be rationalized. It is also...
by Shirley Davis | Jun 19, 2023 | ACEs, Complex PTSD Healing, CPTSD, LGBTQ, LGBTQ and Complex Trauma Healing
With all the trauma the LGBTQIA+ community faces nowadays, we must discuss how complex trauma from your past has shaped who you are today. No, I don’t mean that childhood trauma caused you to be gay; you were born that way. However, there are many ways that...
by Shirley Davis | Jun 12, 2023 | CPTSD, LGBTQ, Shame
June is Pride month, and CPTSD Foundation wants to acknowledge and celebrate our LBGTQ+ neighbors and friends. We will start with an article about how shame impacts lives in the LGBTQ+ community. Shame is an emotion everyone feels sometime in their lives. This intense...
by Madelon Wise | May 2, 2023 | 12 Step Programs, Addiction, Boundaries, Healthy Relationships, LGBTQ, Relationships
Once you come to your senses… Sarah and I kept in close contact after they moved, and I expected her support when I finally made the decision to leave my marriage. I was wrong. I had fallen in love with another woman. I think of this affair as more of a catalyst...
by Sylvie Rouhani | Sep 29, 2022 | ACEs, Anxiety, Childhood Sexual Abuse, COVID-19, CPTSD, Guest Contributor, LGBTQ, Recovery, Self-Acceptance
It is clear for all to see: more needs to be done to support children and teenagers, here in the UK. At the time when young people need support, acceptance, compassion and love the most, they are, unfortunately, pressured to be and do better. Those who are used and...
