by Svava Brooks | Aug 26, 2021 | Emotional Wellness, Tension and Trauma-Releasing Exercises - TRE®
What day is it? Blursday? If your days are starting to mesh all into one lately, you are not alone. These are uncertain times and we are all feeling it, and as we are all hoping for an end in sight, we might need to adjust to the fact that while some things may go...
by Paul Michael Marinello | Aug 25, 2021 | Complex PTSD Healing
by Mick McCarthy Nearly twenty years of abuse can cause a lot of difficulties, as many people reading this site already know. For me, I did not suffer from childhood abuse; overall, my childhood was modestly idyllic. When I got together with my partner, my naivety and...
by Shane Bouel | Aug 25, 2021 | Abandonment and CPTSD, Anxiety, Attachment Trauma, Complex PTSD and Foster Care, CPTSD and Adoption
Have you ever heard of the term… “You are where you’re supposed to be”? Serendipity, many people think that serendipity is a happy accident, coincidence, good fortune. Serendipity means looking at what others see as a problem and seeing instead...
by Lily Tecklher | Aug 18, 2021 | Childhood Sexual Abuse, CPTSD Survivor Stories, Dissociation and CPTSD, Emotional Flashbacks, Guest Contributor, Symptoms of CPTSD
Trauma Treatment, Cicadas and the Emerging Buzz of Hope by Lily Tecklher *TRIGGER WARNING: This article contains an account of child assault. Please practice self-care when reading and step away if you become triggered. In 1987,...
by Shirley Davis | Aug 16, 2021 | Complex PTSD Healing, CPTSD Research, Tension and Trauma-Releasing Exercises - TRE®, Treatment for CPTSD
The stress and tension from trauma can kill. We know this fact because of the volumes of research that have been done on the subject. Not only can stress and tension be fatal, but they also can be the root cause of self-deregulation leaving survivors struggling in...
by Shirley Davis | Aug 9, 2021 | CPTSD Research, Tension and Trauma-Releasing Exercises - TRE®
Traumatic stress is one of the most common reactions to distress. These reactions are believed to be held in the body as well as the mind. Trauma releasing exercises TRE® is a new way to release stress and control the effects of trauma. This article shall continue our...
by Bette Jaeger | Aug 4, 2021 | CPTSD, Nurses, PTSD, Self Care, Treatment
Many don’t realize how vital nurses often are in PTSD recovery. When it comes to this topic, there’s a sort of standard image that comes to mind. It typically involves a mental health professional performing cognitive therapy or exposure therapy on a patient (usually...
by Shirley Davis | Aug 2, 2021 | Complex PTSD Healing, CPTSD Research, Tension and Trauma-Releasing Exercises - TRE®, Trauma-Informed
Traumatic stress causes many problems for survivors and others. We don’t feel well enough to accomplish our life goals or to function in day-to-day routines. There is a new solution to traumatic stress, and it is called Trauma Releasing Exercises (TRE®). This...
by Shirley Davis | Jul 26, 2021 | Complex PTSD Healing
Healthcare is one of the highest expenses most people will incur during their lifetimes. The high cost of healthcare has driven many to worry about how they can afford to pay for it, causing some to ignore their mental and physical health problems. This July, our...
by Shirley Davis | Jul 22, 2021 | ACEs, CPTSD
The answer will leave you speechless. Adults who experienced adverse childhood experiences (ACEs), aka traumatic experiences as children, still pay for what happened to them years, even decades later. But what are adverse childhood experiences? And how do they affect...
