by Jennifer Kindera | Nov 21, 2023 | Complex PTSD Healing, CPTSD, CPTSD and Narcissistic Abuse, Guest Contributor, Healing from Toxic Shame, Mental Health Professional, Shame
In my private practice, and mirrored in my life, because we seriously don’t end up in this work by accident, I’ve observed and experienced multiple, nuanced types of narcissistic behavior and attitudes. It seems that you can’t go anywhere these days without hearing...
by Shirley Davis | Oct 9, 2023 | CPTSD, self sabotage
As survivors of trauma, many people have developed bad habits that harm their financial, mental, and physical well-being. There are many causes for this harmful behavior, many unconsciously repeat patterns learned from their caregivers. This article will focus on...
by Shirley Davis | Oct 2, 2023 | CPTSD, Isolation, Life Management Skills
Many people, including those who were successful, such as Abraham Lincoln and Michelangelo, have committed the crime of self-sabotage. Chronic self-sabotage leads to destructive outcomes in our personal lives and at work. Those who have complex post-traumatic stress...
by Elizabeth Woods | Aug 9, 2023 | CPTSD, CPTSD Survivor Stories, Guest Contributor, Relationships
My name is Elizabeth Woods, and I am a survivor of CSA and unspeakable trauma. I survived one of the worst childhoods you can ever imagine. My life was dark, filled with trauma and neglectful adults. I had no identity growing up. I barely existed and was ruled by the...
by Rebekah Brown | Jun 28, 2023 | Complex PTSD Healing, CPTSD and Inner Child Work, CPTSD and Narcissistic Abuse, Family Estrangement, Narcissistic Personality Disorder
For part one of this series see What are The Roles in Dysfunctional Families Systems? A Short Childhood Story My brother glanced at me as we “read” the emotional temperature of the room. What was tonight going to be like? My mother already had one of those frowns on...
