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What if I am Damaged for Good?

by Ruthann Alexander | Jul 3, 2026 | Cognitive Behavior Therapy, CPTSD Survivor Stories, Hope, Pyschotherapy, Therapy

What if I will never heal from trauma? What if my nervous system is so damaged from childhood trauma that no amount of therapy and practice will reteach it a sense of safety in places and situations that trigger me? Is it possible for a nervous system to be so...

When Empathy Runs Out: Understanding Moral Exhaustion in Trauma-Exposed Professionals

by Dr. Mozelle Martin | Feb 10, 2026 | CPTSD, Guest Contributor, Mental Health Professional, Pyschotherapy

There is a form of burnout that doesn’t show up on standard checklists. It can’t be fixed with vacations, lighter caseloads, or yoga retreats. It appears when the moral compass itself begins to fracture—when work once grounded in purpose starts to feel like complicity...

What Am I Feeling?

by Jesse Donahue | Jul 30, 2025 | Guest Contributor, Journaling, Men's Mental Health, Pyschotherapy

What Am I Feeling? Copyright 2024 By Jesse Donahue What am I feeling? It has been four to five years since the concept of a trauma disorder made an appearance and a diagnosis in my life; I am sixty-eight years old. A diagnosis of CPTSD, a trauma disorder, was made by...

Safe Place

by Adina Lynn LeCompte | May 27, 2024 | Boundaries, Building Resilience in Healing, Complex PTSD Healing, Core Beliefs, CPTSD and Narcissistic Abuse, CPTSD and PTSD, CPTSD Survivor Stories, Expressive Writing, Guest Contributor, Healing Codependency, Healing from Toxic Shame, Healing Self-Shame, Healthy Relationships, Life Management Skills, Nature, Pyschotherapy, Recovery, Self Care, self trust, Self-Acceptance

I have a wonderful therapist. It’s not your usual “talk therapy,” though. We do talk, and I have come to trust him implicitly. He has helped me heal from PTSD and complex relational trauma, and the transformation since I began working with him far exceeds phenomenal....

Looking for Validation? Try Psychotherapy

by Shirley Davis | Aug 21, 2023 | CPTSD, Pyschotherapy

Everybody needs validation. We all need someone else to recognize and accept our internal experiences as valid, no matter how different they are. This happens when the other person you speak with listens without judgment to your story. Psychotherapy is where most...

Overcoming Rejection: How Psychotherapy Can Help You

by Shirley Davis | Aug 14, 2023 | CPTSD, Pyschotherapy

Everyone has experienced rejection either in their public or private lives. Perhaps your best friend wants some alone time when you want them to go out. You feel put off and rejected. However, sometimes rejection goes very deep and begins in early childhood. This...

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