by Susan Pollard | Jun 17, 2024 | CPTSD, Dissociation and CPTSD, Guest Contributor, Mental Health Professional
What is Dissociation? Dissociation runs on a continuum from road hypnosis, daydreaming and losing yourself in a good book to Complex Post Traumatic Stress Disorder and then to the extreme of Dissociative Identity Disorder. The experience is normal when you are lost in...
by Elizabeth Woods | Jun 14, 2024 | ACEs, CPTSD, Emotional Flashbacks, Guest Contributor, Nightmares
My name is Elizabeth, and I am a survivor of child abuse and horrific trauma. I feel there is a need for our society to hear about how survivors break away from trauma and lead their lives after child abuse. This is an area that is very personal and unique to all of...
by Tonia Cordi | Jun 13, 2024 | CPTSD, CPTSD and PTSD, Guest Contributor, Mindfulness
Repeated challenging experiences make us vulnerable to losing connection with ourselves, others, and the world. This disconnection can be repaired, healed, and transformed by taking the time to go within and begin to peel apart the stories and beliefs we carry. Where...
by STAR Network | Jun 12, 2024 | Dr. Jamie Huysman, LGBTQ, TAR Network, TAR Tales
Key: LGBTQ+ is translated as Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer. The “+” includes members of the Intersex and Asexual communities. It is extremely important to keep in mind that abuse in any form is unacceptable and can never be rationalized. It is also...
by Bonni Benton | Jun 11, 2024 | Brain Chemistry, CPTSD and PTSD, CPTSD Survivor Stories, Emotional Wellness, Guest Contributor
Part 1 of 4: I am a big believer in personal responsibility. I’m the first to tell you that I struggle with c-PTSD daily from multiple assaults and a strange cultish upbringing. I manage it through therapy, medication, art, movement, prayer, and joy. Although I...
