by Rebekah Brown | Dec 16, 2025 | CPTSD, Emotional Wellness, Guest Contributor, Holidays, Mindfulness
When Christmas Hurts: Why the Holidays Trigger Trauma — and How Survivors Can Find Peace I had made it all the way from Europe to the United States, landing at JFK International Airport in New York City with a newborn baby in tow. I was a wreck. My husband, stationed...
by Jack Brody | Dec 15, 2025 | Complex PTSD Healing, CPTSD, CPTSD and Inner Child Work, Guest Contributor, Men's Mental Health, Mental Health Awareness, Mindfulness
The Whiplash of Healing (And Why It Still Catches Me Off Guard) If you’ve read my blog for more than five minutes, you already know I’ve been on this healing ride for a long while. Long enough to have collected a whole scrapbook of “Oh wow, I finally get it” moments…...
by Dr. Mozelle Martin | Sep 25, 2025 | CPTSD, CPTSD Research, Family Disease, Generational Trauma, Mental Health Awareness, Mindfulness, Parenting With Trauma, Recovery, Relationships, Spirituality, War & Combat Trauma
There is a stubborn belief, especially in pull-yourself-up cultures, that if something did not happen directly to you, it should not affect you. People want to assume trauma stops with the person who first lived it. That is not how trauma works. Not biologically. Not...
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 Grace Wilkinson | Aug 7, 2025 | Anxiety, CPTSD, CPTSD and PTSD, Guest Contributor, Mindfulness
In the middle of what I would describe as emotional carnage A lot of the support we seek for anxiety, whether it be a podcast, a blog, or a book, often comes from an educational/informative standpoint. This is very useful when we want to develop a better understanding...
by Elizabeth Woods | Jul 28, 2025 | CPTSD, CPTSD and PTSD, Guest Contributor, Mindfulness
What is Mindfulness, and why should I care? Mindfulness is a way to focus on your inner and outer self. To become aware of yourself in the moment by accepting your feelings, thoughts, and bodily sensations. It’s a way to slow down and exist in the moment and to pay...
