by Shirley Davis | Jan 13, 2020 | CPTSD Research, Mindfulness, Treatment for CPTSD
All human beings have a tendency to relive trauma even decades after it has ended. Those living with the effects of complex post-traumatic stress disorder tend to ruminate and live their lives in a morass of flashbacks and pain. Mindfulness is an ability that is vital...
by Shirley Davis | Jan 6, 2020 | Mindfulness
Those of our readers who live with the effects of complex post-traumatic stress disorder understand better than most how chaotic the mind can become. The hustle of the world, coupled with the healing process, can overburden, and bring down survivors into the abyss of...
by Shirley Davis | Oct 3, 2019 | Complex PTSD Healing, CPTSD, Treatment for CPTSD, What is CPTSD
To understand the treatments for complex post-traumatic stress disorder, it is helpful to understand the interaction between neuroplasticity and mindfulness. What is Neuroplasticity? Until the 1960s, mental health professionals and researchers believed that once we...
by Shirley Davis | Jan 27, 2019 | ACEs, Complex PTSD Healing, CPTSD, Mindfulness, Trauma-Informed
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...