by STAR Network | Feb 21, 2024 | CPTSD and PTSD, Dr. Jamie Huysman, Emotional Wellness, Gaslighting, Guest Contributor, TAR Network, TAR Tales
Join Dr. Jamie and Mila Every Monday at 7 PM EST and Learn. No one ever sets out to be in an unhealthy relationship. We all strive for a version of happily ever after, where our needs and partners are met in a shared life we build together. But for a variety of...
by Robyn Brickel | Feb 20, 2024 | CPTSD and PTSD, Guest Contributor, Healthy Relationships, Holidays
2023 was the first year in over two decades that I haven’t sent holiday cards to colleagues from the office. It’s been a busy one; the office has transitioned to a new electronic health records system, I had COVID-19, and I’ve been without an assistant for months — so...
by LeeAnn Werner | Feb 19, 2024 | Addiction, CPTSD, Emotional Wellness, Guest Contributor
I awake from the nightmare of my father stalking me in my dreams once again. He wants to invade me physically and mentally to satisfy whatever sick loop of thinking that churns in his mind. If I hadn’t blocked these experiences almost entirely with a dissociative...
by Celeste Mendelsohn | Feb 15, 2024 | CPTSD, Emotional Wellness, Guest Contributor
Have you ever had the experience of going somewhere or meeting someone that you just instinctively knew was bad news? What did that feel like? I’m not talking about what you thought about it, I mean what did it really feel like? We’re created with a variety of...
by Jesse Donahue | Feb 14, 2024 | CPTSD, CPTSD and PTSD, Guest Contributor
I have always had a problem sticking with things, or finishing things and all too often attempting things I may have a brief inspirational interest in. The lack of stick-to-itiveness may be seen by myself and others as lazy, or I was not interested after all. This has...
by STAR Network | Feb 14, 2024 | CPTSD and PTSD, Dr. Jamie Huysman, Guest Contributor, TAR Tales
It’s time to put you first! Although Valentine’s Day is here, we’re often left off our to-do list to celebrate ourselves. Instead of solely pouring your love and devotion into your family, friends, and partners this year, especially when your relationships are...
by Erena DiGonis | Feb 13, 2024 | CPTSD and PTSD, Guest Contributor, Healthy Relationships, Mindfulness
As the calendar flips to a new year, we hear so many people talking about fresh starts and the pressure to create the perfect resolution. Here’s the scoop: I’ve seen firsthand how New Year’s resolutions often become constraints of expectation,...
by Shirley Davis | Feb 12, 2024 | Family Disease, Gaslighting, Generational Trauma, Parental Alienation
Children are often caught in the middle in the face of a divorce or separation. Kids love both of their parents and become confused and afraid when they don’t get along. But what happens when one parent is a narcissist who is adept at gaslighting and...
by Cyndi Bennett | Feb 8, 2024 | Complex PTSD Healing, CPTSD, CPTSD and PTSD, Occupational Mental Health & CPTSD
I was having a conversation with a dear friend of mine…you know who you are…about how she experienced trauma as a child by finding her mother unresponsive on the floor as a four-year-old. Even though the first responders were able to bring her mother back, the brush...
by Elizabeth Woods | Feb 7, 2024 | ACEs, CPTSD and PTSD, Guest Contributor
***TRIGGER ALERT: This blog discusses traumatic events including childhood trauma*** My name is Elizabeth and I am a survivor of CSA and unspeakable trauma. I feel lucky to be alive and that life is a gift. Everything I have, I have worked hard for and people call me...
