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What is CPTSD?
Complex Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (CPTSD, C-PTSD, Complex PTSD) describes the results of ongoing, inescapable, relational trauma. Unlike Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), Complex PTSD typically involves being hurt by another person. These hurts are ongoing, repeated, and often involving a betrayal and loss of safety.
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Featured Programs
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Trauma-Informed peer support in a validating and supportive group atmosphere, to supplement individual healing work.
A weekly body-centered healing program focused on helping survivors engage with the present moment.
Join our virtual group and work on your favorite creative modality together with your leader and other survivors.
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Latest from our Blog
Weekly content from guest blog writers, including mental health professionals and real life trauma survivor stories.
Rising Strong: Navigating Adversity with Unshakeable Resilience
Adversity Just saying the word makes me cringe. We all experience it in our lifetime, but how many of us know what it is and appreciate it for the growth it brings to our lives? Adversity refers to difficulties, challenges, or unfavorable circumstances that an...
Standing Alone and Finding Strong Female Friendships After Falling Victim to Mean Girls
As a woman, I struggled with female friendships growing up. I found many other girls and women notoriously catty, jealous, and downright mean. I liked being “one of the guys” with my guy friends, and I much preferred having a steady boyfriend over being part of a...
Understanding Differences Narcissistic Personality Disorder vs. Borderline Personality Disorder
When you hear the word “narcissist,” what images come to mind? In my world, “narcissist” is a term that’s both overused and misunderstood. In common vernacular, it can be inflammatory and insulting, but in medical circles, Narcissistic Personality Disorder (NPD) is a...
Managing CPTSD: Honoring How Far You’ve Come
Generations of negative family patterns and relational wounds are our legacies In healing from relational trauma or resulting Complex PTSD - a type of PTSD thought to arise as a result of extended or repeated trauma - we often forget or dismiss what it is we’ve been...
The Healing Power of Horse Therapy for Trauma Survivors (Part 2 of 2)
(Part 2 of 2) I started dreaming of horses When I was 51 years old, my life was falling apart. My 30-plus-year career that I had worked so hard for was coming to an end, and so was my marriage. Little did I know, but my life was about to turn upside down in a...
Living Autistic Survival Amid PTSD: Finding Myself in Grace Tame’s Story
An autistic survivor holds the ability to shred apart norms but often also holds fears of not being the correct voice An autistic survivor of abuse seemingly stands on a pedestal about to fall into repression of feelings or being the needed honest one. An autistic...
What Community Members Are Saying
How our programs are changing the lives of complex trauma survivors aorund the world.
Daily Recovery Support
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“My FRAMILY is amazing. You all are amazing and inspiring. I truly love all everyone on the calls and thank you from the bottom of my heart for helping me heal through this community.”
Healing Book Club
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”It is very meaningful and I feel that I have established true, authentic connections. It’s comforting to have a designated space each week that’s safe, normalizing, educational, and secure. Thank you for this incredible resource!”
Daily Recovery Support
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“The daily calls are helping me to take better care of myself and have boundaries. How to recognize safe people and unsafe people and receive encouragement and support that I do not get otherwise. They help me recognize I am not alone in my feelings and thoughts.”
Trauma-Friendly Meditation
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I have experienced significant positive effects in my life since starting this class which have impacted my life (in a medium to large way). I have found that the acceptance component taught within this style of meditation has been extremely valuable.
Daily Recovery Support
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“The foundation does great work, and I’ve benefited greatly from all that was included in the subscription and always thought it was great value! Thank you for making such a great contribution to the CPTSD community and to humanity in general.”
Weekly Creative Group
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“My FRAMILY is amazing. You all are amazing and inspiring. I truly love everyone on the calls and thank you from the bottom of my heart for helping me heal through this community.”
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