by Brittany N. Dickey | Nov 30, 2022 | Complex PTSD Healing, CPTSD, CPTSD and PTSD, Guest Contributor, Holiday Stress, Holidays, Surviving the Holidays, Uncategorized
1 Month | 3 Days | 15 Hours Till Holiday Season Ends Every year I battle depression during the holidays, and every year I judge myself for seeing the world through glass-half-empty lenses. Because let’s be real, no one actually likes the glass-half-empty relative or...
by Milena Koljensic | Nov 17, 2022 | Family Estrangement, Mindfulness, Parental Alienation, Relationships, Uncategorized
After getting divorced, dads facing single parenthood often feel depressed. Many feel they’ve lost a teammate in the parenting struggle. Others find themselves parenting alone for the first time. Kids aren’t all emotionally volatile in the wake of a divorce, but many...
by Elizabeth Woods | Nov 8, 2022 | Codependency, CPTSD, CPTSD and PTSD, Depression, Dissociation and CPTSD, Guest Contributor, Uncategorized
TRIGGER WARNING: This article contains childhood sexual abuse. Somebody once told me “when life gives you lemons, make lemonade”. Those people only experience hard times every so often. Maybe a small setback in life, a bump in the road to that promotion you worked so...
by Heidi Fischer | Nov 7, 2022 | Uncategorized
This article was originally published on The Mighty. If you’ve decided to read this writing, my guess is you likely have someone in your life who has a mental illness and who also disappears. You might be aware that yes, this vanishing takes place, but perhaps you...
by Tracy Guy | Sep 22, 2022 | Abuse, Anger, Anxiety, Childhood Sexual Abuse, Complex PTSD Healing, CPTSD, CPTSD and PTSD, Depression, Dissociation and CPTSD, Emotional Flashbacks, Family Estrangement, Grief, OCD, Parental Alienation, Post Traumatic Growth, Recovery, Relationships, Self Care, Self-Acceptance, Sexual Abuse, Shame, Silent Bystander Parents, Symptoms of CPTSD, Trauma, Trauma-Informed, Trauma-Informed Tuesday Newsletter, Treatment, Treatment for CPTSD, What is CPTSD
What is Betrayal Trauma? How do you begin to heal when you discover that your partner has been unfaithful? How do you learn to trust again when a family member has betrayed you? How do you move forward when your boss abused their position of power and sexually...
by Roger Reynolds | Jun 8, 2022 | Abuse, Brain Chemistry, CPTSD, Guest Contributor
So, yes, they are all in my head, because that is where my brain is. Triggers Are Real Triggers are serious and should not be laughed at or minimized. Some minor word or minor action versus my strong response is not always easy to explain to others. They did not...
