by Natalie Rose | Feb 11, 2025 | Complex PTSD Healing, CPTSD, Expressive Writing, Feeling Good Enough, Guest Contributor, Journaling, Post Traumatic Growth, Self Care, Self-Acceptance
I’ve never been one to latch onto societal labels that spark division between men and women or even among women themselves. However, I cannot deny that throughout my life as a woman in this world, I have often found myself struggling to navigate the delicate...
by Elizabeth Woods | Feb 3, 2025 | CPTSD, Guest Contributor, Mindfulness, Self-Acceptance
My name is Lizzy, and I am a survivor of child abuse and trauma. It’s been several decades since I escaped my childhood and started again but the past is still living inside me and if you are a survivor like me, you will understand what this feels like....
by Sophie Bishop | Jan 15, 2025 | Anxiety, Brain Chemistry, Building Resilience in Healing, CPTSD, Depression, Eating Disorders and CPTSD, Guest Contributor, Mental Health Awareness, Self Care, Self-Acceptance, Triggers
Social media is an integral part of our lives now, and while it offers many advantages, it also comes with risks. Research has shown that excessive exposure to social media can contribute to mental health issues and dissatisfaction with body image, which each fuel...
by Tracy Guy | Dec 19, 2024 | Betrayal, Building Resilience in Healing, Complex PTSD Healing, CPTSD, Dysregulation, Guest Contributor, Healthy Relationships, self trust, Self-Acceptance, Shame, Trust, War & Combat Trauma
Complex Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (CPTSD) arises from prolonged exposure to trauma, often in situations where escape feels impossible. Unlike PTSD, which is generally linked to a single traumatic event, CPTSD develops over time in contexts like childhood abuse,...
by Rebekah Brown | Nov 25, 2024 | CPTSD, Hope, Self Care, Self-Acceptance
My mother had been in a car accident. The second one that year, and this time, the car was totaled. Rushing to the emergency room, I was ushered back to one of the bays where she dressed to go home. She had suffered only a few cuts and bruises. I couldn’t say the same...
by Natalie Rose | Jun 19, 2024 | Anger, Complex PTSD Healing, CPTSD, CPTSD and PTSD, Emotional Flashbacks, Feeling Good Enough, Guest Contributor, Self Care, Self-Acceptance
The flashbacks were extra intense one night, and my internal anger was boiling over. As an adult, I have always lived alone, so my apartment was my little oasis (and also my torture chamber) where I could express my emotions without people noticing. Most of the...