by Heather Jurvelin | Jul 23, 2026 | Building Resilience in Healing, CPTSD, Post Traumatic Growth
As one day slid into the next, I transitioned from the final seconds of childhood into adulthood. Covering my head with a pillow to dampen the screams at the other end of the trailer, I only felt exhaustion as I crossed the threshold between ages 17 and 18. I wondered...
by Elizabeth Akinniyi | Jun 30, 2026 | Complex PTSD Healing, What is CPTSD
Within me, a quiet question lingered for years: Why am I feeling so broken?” I experienced periods where I lacked self-understanding of what was going on with me. I found myself puzzled by my feelings of unease when I was with certain people or in specific...
by Dr. Mozelle Martin | Jun 26, 2026 | CPTSD, Mental Health Professional
Some people cannot answer a simple question with a simple answer. They deliver the fact, then the context, then the reason, then the exception, and, finally, the disclaimer meant to head off any possible misinterpretation or misunderstanding. They hear the extra...
by Jeanne Jess | Mar 19, 2026 | Building Resilience in Healing, Childhood Sexual Abuse, Complex PTSD Healing, CPTSD Survivor Stories
Like many of you, dear readers, I have had certain experiences that led to CPTSD. At one point in my life, my CPTSD had become so overwhelming that I struggled to speak and eat normally, and there were times when I would stutter as a result. Before I got the right...
by Jenney Clark | Feb 19, 2026 | Attachment Trauma, Boundaries, Building Resilience in Healing, Codependency, CPTSD and Inner Child Work, CPTSD Survivor Stories, Healing Codependency, Healing Self-Shame, Healthy Relationships
I have often been asked why I am an outspoken writer, willing to tackle thorny and difficult issues well beyond my usual scope of mystical interest. In an era of stifling correctness that governs much of the media, it would be career-savvy to “stay in my lane.” So why...
