by Cyndi Bennett | Feb 1, 2024 | CPTSD, CPTSD and PTSD, Healing from Toxic Shame, Healing Self-Shame, Mindfulness, Occupational Mental Health & CPTSD
Lately, I have received emails from readers who were critical of how they handled a particular situation at work that I wrote about. I’ve heard, “Well, I messed that up,” “I’m so stupid,” or “I suck at that.” My friend, Jennifer Kindera, would immediately call that...
by Cyndi Bennett | Jan 25, 2024 | CPTSD, CPTSD and PTSD, Life Management Skills, Occupational Mental Health & CPTSD, Workplace Trauma
Have you ever made the brave decision to change careers, become an entrepreneur, or maybe become a coach? You went to school, took the training, passed the exam, and received your diploma/certificate, but you still don’t feel ready to move forward. Are you the kind of...
by Cyndi Bennett | Jan 4, 2024 | CPTSD, CPTSD and PTSD, Emotional Flashbacks, Occupational Mental Health & CPTSD
Trauma survivors may face various challenges in the workplace due to the lasting effects of their traumatic experiences. One of the more disturbing and common challenges is flashbacks. Flashbacks 101 A flashback is a sudden and intense re-experiencing of a traumatic...
by Cyndi Bennett | Dec 28, 2023 | Complex PTSD Healing, CPTSD, CPTSD and PTSD, Emotional Flashbacks, Occupational Mental Health & CPTSD
How to recover from the aftermath of a flashback Last week, I wrote about how to manage flashbacks utilizing grounding techniques. While it is important to have the tools to help you work through a flashback, it is equally important to know how to work through the...
by Cyndi Bennett | Jul 27, 2023 | Complex PTSD Healing, CPTSD, CPTSD and PTSD, Occupational Mental Health & CPTSD, Workplace Trauma
This week I spent some time doing a career audit from a trauma perspective. When I share my story of what got me started as a Trauma Recovery Career Coach, I usually start at the point where I had a zip file of repressed memories open up, which led me to go from being...