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Not normal but typical. Four words that guided my healing from CPTSD.

Not normal but typical. Four words that guided my healing from CPTSD.

by Lawrence Mieczkowski, MD | Jul 8, 2026 | Building Resilience in Healing, Mental Health Professional, Post Traumatic Growth, Therapy

   For most of my life, I described my childhood as merely difficult. It was a sanitizing word, one that painted over abuse, neglect, and chaos with a veneer of normalcy. To the outside world, I seemed to be living the American dream. I was a successful...
Clinical Observations from an Estrangement Clinician: Observation #4

Clinical Observations from an Estrangement Clinician: Observation #4

by Lynn 18 | Jul 7, 2026 | Mental Health Professional, Parental Alienation

I am an estrangement clinician primarily working with parents who are estranged from their adult sons and/or daughters.  Estrangement is a unique phenomenon requiring a specialized approach.  My lived experience as an estranged parent is a far greater...
When Adults Talk Children Out of Themselves

When Adults Talk Children Out of Themselves

by Dr. Mozelle Martin | Jul 6, 2026 | CPTSD and Parenting, Mental Health Professional, Parenting With Trauma

Plenty of children never needed fixing, they needed adults who could tell guidance from control and knew when to protect a developing self rather than reshape it to satisfy adult fear, image, religion, family loyalty, gender rules, envy, convenience, or unexamined...
When Over-Explaining Is a Trauma Response

When Over-Explaining Is a Trauma Response

by Dr. Mozelle Martin | Jun 26, 2026 | CPTSD, Mental Health Professional

Some people cannot answer a simple question with a simple answer. They deliver the fact, then the context, then the reason, then the exception, and, finally, the disclaimer meant to head off any possible misinterpretation or misunderstanding. They hear the extra...
How can love feel like home?

How can love feel like home?

by Rachel Grant | Jun 18, 2026 | CPTSD, Mental Health Professional, self trust

I recently had the great joy of connecting with Robyn Vogel. She is the author of the book Come Back to Love: A Path to Healing and host of the syndicated radio show of the same name! She has spent more than two decades helping individuals and couples heal emotional...
What does it actually mean to be safe?

What does it actually mean to be safe?

by Rachel Grant | May 21, 2026 | Betrayal, CPTSD, Mental Health Professional

I recently had the great joy of connecting with Stacey Fitzgerald. She is a Certified Nutritionist, Somatic Breathwork Practitioner, Trauma-Informed horse trainer, Singer/Songwriter, Wife, Mother, and Creator of Becoming Safe–an online course and community for...
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