by Lisa Taylor | Mar 5, 2020 | Complex PTSD Healing, CPTSD, CPTSD Survivor Stories, Depression, Emotional Flashbacks, Grief, Guest Contributor, Healing from Toxic Shame, Mindfulness, Uncategorized
It has taken me 43 years to be able to have the strength to write the words I did get out below, it ends abruptly because I could not go any further at that moment, however, I like each of you, am still healing from trauma. I will continue to dig deep and work on a...
by Shirley Davis | Jan 30, 2020 | Uncategorized
In January, we have focused on how mindfulness, prayer, and meditation can help complex trauma survivors climb from the pit of despair into the sunshine of healing. In this last piece, we shall examine the neuroscience behind mindfulness, prayer, and meditation plus...
by Shirley Davis | Nov 7, 2019 | CPTSD, CPTSD Research, Uncategorized
There is some confusion about the differences and similarities between PTSD and CPTSD. Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and complex post-traumatic stress disorder (CPTSD) sound alike but although they have some similar symptoms, they are completely different...
by Shirley Davis | Jul 29, 2019 | CPTSD Research, The Brain and CPTSD, Trauma-Informed, Uncategorized
Formerly I stated this series would be split into two parts. However, due to the enormous amount of information available, I have decided to offer four articles instead. In our previous article, we examined how neuroimaging is giving new insights into changes in the...
by Shirley Davis | Apr 10, 2019 | CPTSD, Uncategorized
Shame; the feeling that you have done something wrong that goes against your core values. Shame is a normal and natural human emotion that is not harmful. In this series, the CPTSD Foundation is offering a new group of articles where we explore together the different...
by Shirley Davis | Jan 27, 2019 | ACEs, Complex PTSD Healing, CPTSD, Mindfulness, Trauma-Informed, Uncategorized
The entire series in January will be focusing on how trauma-informed care can help adults overcome the effects of adverse childhood experiences (ACEs). However, to understand the process of healing, we must first explore what happens to the brains of traumatized...
