by Shirley Davis | Jun 10, 2019 | Occupational Mental Health & CPTSD
Finding a job that you enjoy can be difficult if you live with a mental health condition like complex post-traumatic disorder. This is especially true when you need to drop out of the workforce to do good self-care. I understand because I have been on disability since...
by Shirley Davis | Jun 3, 2019 | Complex PTSD Healing, CPTSD, Occupational Mental Health & CPTSD
On July 26, 1990, President George H. W. Bush signed into law the American with Disabilities Act (ADA). This law was a huge leap towards helping people of the United States, facing mobility and other disabling conditions, conquer many of the barriers faced in everyday...
by Shirley Davis | May 27, 2019 | Complex PTSD Healing, CPTSD, Occupational Mental Health & CPTSD
There is no doubt that working has many benefits to those of us diagnosed with a mental health issue. Being among people and socializing rather than relegating ourselves to lying on the couch watching television is only one of them. In this piece, we are going to take...
by Shirley Davis | May 23, 2019 | Complex PTSD Healing, CPTSD, Depression, Occupational Mental Health & CPTSD
Humans acquire their self-worth from many sources. Beginning in childhood, our parents should be the first to show us both verbally and non-verbally that we are worthwhile and valuable. However, people living with the after-effects of childhood trauma and in the...
