How Social Media Affects Body Image And Mental Health

How Social Media Affects Body Image And Mental Health

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...
CPTSD and Long-Term Personality Changes: Navigating Trust and Transformation

CPTSD and Long-Term Personality Changes: Navigating Trust and Transformation

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,...
Transforming Tragedy, Secrets, and Lies

Transforming Tragedy, Secrets, and Lies

The imagined scene fades in: silhouette and shadow, sepia and blue-black charcoal. Fading dusk bleeds its final hint of burnt sienna. The rhythmic slap and skip-step of a single figure jumping rope. Those turning the rope and their haunting sing-song chant are just...
Safe Place

Safe Place

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....