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Avoiding Loneliness

Avoiding Loneliness

by Paul Michael Marinello | Apr 8, 2024 | CPTSD and PTSD, Depression, Emotional Wellness, Loneliness, Mental Health Professional

“I’m lonely. And I’m lonely in some horribly deep way and for a flash of an instant, I can see just how lonely, and how deep this feeling runs. And it scares the shit out of me to be this lonely because it seems catastrophic.”― Augusten Burroughs,...
The Courage of Finding Your Voice after Trauma

The Courage of Finding Your Voice after Trauma

by Erena DiGonis | Mar 28, 2024 | ACEs, CPTSD, Guest Contributor, Mental Health Advocacy, Mental Health Professional

Finding the courage and strength to be heard is a huge step in the journey of healing from trauma As a trauma therapist, I am humbled and privileged to bear witness to my client’s stories in every session. In this space, I recognize the immense courage it takes...
Is It Okay to Embrace Your Messy Self?

Is It Okay to Embrace Your Messy Self?

by Rachel Grant | Jan 30, 2024 | CPTSD, Guest Contributor, Mental Health Professional, Self-Acceptance

As we slide into 2024, I want to invite you today to truly consider what would radically change your life if you were to give yourself permission to be messy.And I’m not talking about dirty dishes, unfolded laundry, or dust that you can write your initials in...

Treating Complex PTSD (Parts 3 & 4)

by Brian Henley | Dec 13, 2023 | CPTSD, Guest Contributor, Mental Health Professional, Treatment

PART III Addressing the Unique Features of CPTSD Any treatment for cPTSD must take these features into account. It needs to engage with the person holistically, and allow discussion of traumatic material without triggering the suppressive/dissociative reaction....
Treating Complex PTSD (Parts 1 & 2)

Treating Complex PTSD (Parts 1 & 2)

by Brian Henley | Dec 6, 2023 | CPTSD, Guest Contributor, Mental Health Professional, Treatment, Treatment for CPTSD

PART ITreat it Differently The year was 2013, and the American Psychiatric Association was putting their final touches on their latest edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders; their ponderous compendium of classifications and criteria that...
The Psychology of Change

The Psychology of Change

by Cyndi Bennett | Nov 23, 2023 | CPTSD, CPTSD and PTSD, Mental Health Professional, Occupational Mental Health & CPTSD, PTSD, Recovery, Trauma, Workplace Trauma

How to adopt the personal change you are creating as part of your healing journey Growth is ultimately about creating change. You can’t stay the same and grow at the same time. Creating change can be really uncomfortable, and there may be parts of us who resist the...
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