by Robyn Brickel | Sep 14, 2022 | Anxiety, CPTSD, CPTSD and PTSD, Guest Contributor, Trauma-Informed
Do you always feel like you’re on high alert? Or do you just feel numb? Perhaps you bounce back and forth between the two? Have you wondered how to feel calm or peaceful? If you find the state of the world today especially triggering, you are not alone! Fortunately,...
by Rebekah Brown | Sep 13, 2022 | Complex PTSD Healing, CPTSD, Emotional Wellness, Mindfulness
As we struggle with the psychological and neurological effects of trauma in our lives, there are many things about CPTSD that we cannot control. So the things we can control have even more importance. There are many habits that make CPTSD symptoms worse. The following...
by Cyndi Bennett | Sep 8, 2022 | Boundaries, CPTSD, CPTSD and PTSD, Guest Contributor
Why trauma survivors may not be able to receive compliments, praise, or kindness. The funniest thing came to mind when I was thinking about this topic. It was a memory from my childhood of going to a restaurant in New Jersey called Buxton’s. If they had other food on...
by Mindy Levine | Sep 7, 2022 | CPTSD, Guest Contributor, Yoga
Many of us have a superpower survivor skill. We’re able to read the room, scope out the nearest exit, understand what the shuffling footstep means, and instantly react to that slight facial expression change others never notice. We become exteroceptive1 geniuses, a...
by Penny Payton | Sep 6, 2022 | Emotional Wellness, Guest Contributor
As I mentioned in the previous post, I had lived over a half-century, clueless in my own understanding of how emotions worked. In fact, I was absolutely unaware that I was clueless. My life looked like the freaking American Dream. I’d had amazing experiences that...