by Cyndi Bennett | Nov 16, 2023 | CPTSD, Occupational Mental Health & CPTSD, Workplace Trauma
As a trauma recovery career coach, I get a lot of correspondence from teachers who struggle with doing the job they love while trying to manage the legacy effects of trauma. It is a definite challenge. So today, I want to outline why this is such a challenge and what...
by Cyndi Bennett | Nov 9, 2023 | Complex PTSD Healing, CPTSD, CPTSD and PTSD, Occupational Mental Health & CPTSD, Workplace Trauma
If you have Complex PTSD and are looking at the picture above with horror and anxiety, you are in the right place. Being in the type of environment shown above strikes fear in the hearts of most trauma survivors. I know I couldn’t work in that type of workspace. The...
by Cyndi Bennett | Nov 2, 2023 | Complex PTSD Healing, CPTSD, CPTSD and PTSD, Occupational Mental Health & CPTSD
Trauma survivors come from all walks of life. Some struggle to maintain consistent employment, while others excel at work, like overachievers. Why do some people struggle while others excel? That is what we are going to explore today. What is an overachiever? The...
by Cyndi Bennett | Sep 21, 2023 | Complex PTSD Healing, CPTSD, CPTSD and PTSD, Occupational Mental Health & CPTSD, Workplace Trauma
Relationship-Building Tips for Trauma Survivors One of the defining characteristics of CPTSD is having difficulty creating and maintaining relationships. The relational nature of this type of trauma contributes to an inability or unwillingness to trust people. Given...
by Cyndi Bennett | Sep 14, 2023 | Complex PTSD Healing, CPTSD, CPTSD and PTSD, Occupational Mental Health & CPTSD, Workplace Trauma
How to step into your personal power I have heard people talking about stepping into their power, but I never understood what they were talking about until recently when I got a little curious and did some research. The first thing that went through my mind...
by Cyndi Bennett | Sep 7, 2023 | Complex PTSD Healing, CPTSD, CPTSD and PTSD, Occupational Mental Health & CPTSD, Workplace Trauma
What to do when your boss reminds you of your abuser. As a trauma recovery career coach, one of the common challenges I hear from survivors is that they are triggered by their boss, or their boss reminds them of their abuser. This is an extremely common scenario for...
