by Jack Brody | Aug 25, 2025 | CPTSD, Depression, Dysregulation, Emotional Flashbacks, Guest Contributor, Hypervigilance, Mindfulness, Trauma
The human brain is a wild mix of wiring, chemistry, and memory, running everything from your heartbeat to your deepest thoughts–all while somehow letting you remember the lyrics to songs you haven’t heard in twenty years. Beautifully magnificent… and sometimes,...
by Elizabeth Woods | Aug 19, 2025 | CPTSD, Depression, Guest Contributor, Nature, Self Care, Trauma
Are you having a bad day, or week? Maybe the whole month hasn’t gone as well as you were expecting it to? Consider the fireflies shining into the darkness in the picture above. Let their lights shine the way throughout this reading. In today’s post, I’m going to...
by Cyndi Bennett | Aug 4, 2025 | CPTSD, PTSD, Trauma
As trauma survivors navigating the professional world, we often face unique challenges that our colleagues might not understand. Grounding ourselves during stressful work situations is a crucial skill, but it’s not always as straightforward as others might think. Here...
by Cyndi Bennett | Jul 21, 2025 | CPTSD and PTSD, Occupational Mental Health & CPTSD, Trauma, Workplace Trauma
The Unique Challenges of Trauma Survivors in the Workplace For trauma survivors, the workplace can be an emotional minefield. Our past experiences often leave us with heightened sensitivity to stress, making it challenging to regulate our emotions, especially in...
by Cyndi Bennett | Jul 14, 2025 | CPTSD, Trauma
As a fellow trauma survivor, I’ve received countless questions about managing triggers in the workplace. It’s a challenge many of us face daily, often in silence. We usually see the tip of the iceberg or what is on the surface. When I started my healing journey, I had...
by Jenney Clark | Jul 2, 2025 | Anxiety, Building Resilience in Healing, Childhood Sexual Abuse, CPTSD, CPTSD and Parenting, CPTSD Survivor Stories, Generational Trauma, Guest Contributor, Trauma
Trigger Warning: This article contains stories of abuse; reader discretion is advised. “Be careful whom you trust; evil cloaks itself in many forms.” What is love if it doesn’t hurt, or like in my case, crash with a whimper? Perhaps your first crush was like...
