by Danielle Renee Murphy | Mar 26, 2021 | CPTSD, CPTSD and Inner Child Work, Dissociation and CPTSD, Symptoms of CPTSD, Trauma-Informed
Thank you for coming back for the next step in our journey. We are going to dare to go there. Together, we will explore the movie clip-like lifetime of memories in your mind and find the parts that helped build your wall. In case you missed it, you can read my...
by Danielle Renee Murphy | Mar 10, 2021 | ACEs, Complex PTSD Healing, CPTSD Survivor Stories
For this, my premiere blog post through CPTSD Foundation, I thought I might take a moment to introduce myself as a clinician, expressive therapist, and writer in that order. The reality is I eat, sleep, and breathe my job as a Family-Based Therapist at Scranton...
by Alice Kenny | Jan 13, 2021 | Complex PTSD Healing, CPTSD Survivor Stories, Family Estrangement, Guest Contributor
Once when I was in my early twenties, I confronted my mother. I matter-of-factly said, “You know, Mom, you beat me. You beat me a lot.” She replied, “I don’t remember that.” “Well, you did,” I pressed. “Maybe I slapped you once or twice.” So, that was her concession....
by J Bradley O | Jan 8, 2021 | ACEs, Complex PTSD Healing, Mindfulness
Easily one of the greatest impediments to recovery is nagging, negative beliefs. Even the most optimistic struggle on occasion. However, I’ve discovered three ways to break the grip of negative beliefs that practically anyone willing can use to create a more...
by J Bradley O | Dec 30, 2020 | ACEs, Complex PTSD Healing, CPTSD Survivor Stories, Depression, Emotional Wellness, Feeling Good Enough, Men's Mental Health, Mindfulness
Though I don’t like to think about it, I sometimes wonder how I went from enthusiastically running a service business that doubled every year from word of mouth alone to homeless, struggling not so proudly just to get by. It was a long, slow decline. Overall, it took...
