by Cyndi Bennett | Aug 21, 2025 | CPTSD, Occupational Mental Health & CPTSD, PTSD, Workplace Trauma
As trauma survivors navigating the professional world, many of us have experienced those moments when work feels utterly overwhelming or, conversely, when we feel disconnected and numb. These experiences are often related to our “window of tolerance,” a concept that’s...
by Elizabeth Woods | Aug 19, 2025 | CPTSD, Depression, Guest Contributor, Nature, Self Care, Trauma
Are you having a bad day, or week? Maybe the whole month hasn’t gone as well as you were expecting it to? Consider the fireflies shining into the darkness in the picture above. Let their lights shine the way throughout this reading. In today’s post, I’m going to...
by Heather Jurvelin | Aug 18, 2025 | ACEs, CPTSD, CPTSD and PTSD, Guest Contributor
How many times have you dismissed your past experiences because “others had it worse” or “it wasn’t really that bad?” Too many to count? Yeah, me too. Welcome to the club we somehow became a part of without ever signing on the dotted line. We didn’t agree to...
by Dr. Mozelle Martin | Aug 13, 2025 | CPTSD, CPTSD and PTSD, Guest Contributor, Mental Health Professional
For many living with PTSD or complex PTSD, there are two leading yet quiet and relentless questions: What if they had truly felt what I felt? Would they still have done it? It isn’t about revenge. It’s about justice that prevents, not justice that destroys. It’s about...
by Elizabeth Woods | Aug 12, 2025 | CPTSD, Guest Contributor, Journaling
We live in a world that is always on the go — 24/7. The media is broadcasting around the clock, and with the internet, there is always someone awake. It feels like nobody takes the time to sleep and shut down anymore. It’s like we live in perpetual daytime. When you...
