by Sylvie Rouhani | Sep 19, 2023 | Anxiety, CPTSD, Emotional Flashbacks, Generational Trauma, Guest Contributor, Healing from Toxic Shame, Mental Health Advocacy, Spirituality, Symptoms of CPTSD
TRIGGER WARNING: Topics in this article include childhood sexual abuse and may be sensitive to readers. At the beginning of July, I received a package: copies of my book and promotional material. I danced around my flat, my heart racing with excitement and...
by Wendy Hoke | Aug 30, 2023 | ACEs, Childhood Sexual Abuse, Complex PTSD Healing, CPTSD, CPTSD and PTSD, CPTSD Survivor Stories, Emotional Flashbacks, PTSD, Symptoms of CPTSD, Trauma, Trauma-Informed
I often find myself caught between two feelings. The first is the instinct to correct and clarify when someone misuses a term associated with my experience. The second is the desire to be understanding and non-judgmental. After all, everyone’s trauma is valid, no...
by Belinda Pyle | May 16, 2023 | Anxiety, Attachment Trauma, Building Resilience in Healing, Combat Trauma, Complex PTSD Healing, CPTSD and PTSD, CPTSD Survivor Stories, Depression, Feeling Good Enough, Generational Trauma, Hope, Mental Health Advocacy, Pain, Post Traumatic Growth, PTSD, Recovery, Relationships, Self Care, Self-Acceptance, Symptoms of CPTSD, Trauma, Trauma-Informed, Triggers
Ever have something happen to you and suddenly, you’re part of THAT club: every person you meet has experienced the same. Get pregnant, everyone is pregnant. Get divorced, everyone is getting divorced. Get CPTSD, everyone has CPTSD. The pregnancy club membership was...
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 Cyndi Bennett | Mar 2, 2023 | Building Resilience in Healing, Complex PTSD Healing, CPTSD, CPTSD and PTSD, Emotional Flashbacks, Guest Contributor, Life Management Skills, Occupational Mental Health & CPTSD, Symptoms of CPTSD, Trauma, Triggers, Workplace Trauma
Photo by Priscilla Du Preez on Unsplash One of the defining characteristics of CPTSD is severe and persistent problems in affect regulation. In my first article, I wrote, “Affect regulation, sometimes called emotional dysregulation, relates to having strongly felt...
by Rebekah Brown | Feb 16, 2023 | CPTSD, CPTSD and PTSD, Emotional Wellness, Feeling Good Enough, Generational Trauma, Guest Contributor, Healthy Relationships, Self Care, Symptoms of CPTSD, Trauma-Informed
My hand lingered along the crystal punch bowl. I flicked it with my finger and listened to the high-pitched ding only real lead crystal can make. Setting out eight matching punch cups, I mixed ginger ale with Hawaiian punch and stirred. It was a time of celebration...
