by Sunny Lynn, OMC | Feb 7, 2023 | Abandonment and CPTSD, Attachment Trauma, Dissociation and CPTSD, Emotional Flashbacks
Lost in the Woods: An Inside Look at the Fractured Experience of Trauma (as published in The Friday Edition of HeartBalm Healing at https://heartbalm.substack.com) INTRODUCTION: In the previous Friday Editon, I wrote about The Downward Spiral of Flashbacks &...
by Shirley Davis | Feb 6, 2023 | CPTSD and Narcissistic Abuse, CPTSD and PTSD, Family Estrangement
Living with the effects of complex post-traumatic stress disorder (CPTSD) is challenging. Survivors who have CPTSD should not have to deal with harmful family members. Going no contact is a choice that few survivors choose. Going no contact is painful and changes...
by Ramon Diaz | Feb 3, 2023 | Brain Chemistry, Guest Contributor, Mental Health Advocacy, Mental Health Professional
The Impact Unresolved trauma can impact people’s lives in many ways. It creates challenges for people in how they engage with the world. People often feel trapped because the fear of experiencing a trauma-related trigger can leave them frozen with fear. People can...
by Beth Alford | Feb 2, 2023 | CPTSD, CPTSD Research, Guest Contributor, Religion and Trauma
Religion is largely recognized as being beneficial to the lives of humans. It can help us make sense of the world by answering the big questions of life. Religion can also bring comfort, healing, and a sense of safety from a traumatic world. So what happens when...
by Milena "Mila" Stankovic | Feb 1, 2023 | Guest Contributor, Healing Codependency, Recovery
There are life lessons our parents teach us, life lessons we learn on our own, and also life lessons that only our best friends can teach us. Best friends are essential for anyone’s life. You understand relationships are when you’ll be able to truly count on a few...
