by Shirley Davis | May 15, 2023 | self trust, Self-Acceptance
People living with complex post-traumatic stress disorder (CPTSD) often struggle with self-trust Do you trust yourself? Your judgment and your decisions? People living with complex post-traumatic stress disorder (CPTSD) often struggle with self-trust. This is because...
by Belinda Pyle | Apr 7, 2023 | Anxiety, Building Resilience in Healing, Combat Trauma, Complex PTSD Healing, CPTSD, CPTSD and PTSD, CPTSD Survivor Stories, Depression, Emotional Wellness, Guest Contributor, Healthy Relationships, Hope, Life Management Skills, Post Traumatic Growth, PTSD, Recovery, Relationships, Self Care, Self-Acceptance, Symptoms of CPTSD, Trauma
The stigma surrounding medications for mental illness often drives people away from what they need most. Many people innocently say, “I hate taking medications” or “I would never take them”. Isn’t it lovely that some people have a choice? People who don’t need...
by Shirley Davis | Mar 13, 2023 | CPTSD and PTSD, Self Care, Self-Acceptance
In this series on core beliefs, we are discussing how these self-imposed and self-defining thought patterns can either help or hinder you and your life. Because of childhood maltreatment, many survivors are left struggling to find who they are and struggling with many...
by Jeff Spiteri | Jan 24, 2023 | Guest Contributor, Hope, Listening, Mindfulness, Self Care, Self-Acceptance, Spirituality
There I was stuck on a boat on the river Thames in a far western area of London. I flew from Denmark with only a couple hundred Euro in my pocket and the opportunity to work with a youth organization. I had arranged a volunteering position on this houseboat...
by Heidi Fischer | Dec 20, 2022 | CPTSD, CPTSD and PTSD, CPTSD Survivor Stories, Guest Contributor, Post Traumatic Growth, Self-Acceptance, Trauma
This article was originally published on The Mighty. Photos of Heidi and her friend Rachel from over the years, used with permission. Way back in the olden days of the early 2000s, I sat a friend down and let her know I needed to speak with her about something...
by Sunny Lynn, OMC | Dec 8, 2022 | Anxiety, Boundaries, CPTSD, Guest Contributor, Holiday Stress, Holidays, Mindfulness, Self Care, Self-Acceptance
How to Celebrate “The Season” Your Way (as published in The Friday Edition of HeartBalm Healing at https://heartbalm.substack.com) As we roll into November, December, and the new year, it is inevitable that the holiday season will bring challenges, anxiety, fear,...
