by Ellen Tift | Jun 26, 2026 | ACEs, Betrayal, Body Chemistry, Insomnia, Sleep
Do you smell different after trauma? We’ll discuss the physiological changes one might experience, healing approaches, practitioners to find, tests to request, and scripts for medical conversations. “Why does my body still feel ‘broken’ years...
by Ellen Tift | Jun 17, 2026 | ACEs, Attachment Trauma, Building Resilience in Healing, CPTSD and Narcissistic Abuse, Depression, Grieving, Hope, Loneliness, Narcissistic Abuse, Suicide Prevention
Whether the narcissist is one person or a group, the pain of mistreatment can make you want to go to sleep and never wake up. Let’s validate this dilemma, consider why it happens, and how to heal. The Weight You Carry You wake up each morning with a heaviness...
by Dr Melanie Salmon | Jun 13, 2022 | Brain Chemistry, Building Resilience in Healing, Compassion Fatigue, Emotional Wellness, First Responders and CPTSD, Guest Contributor, Mental Health Advocacy, Occupational Mental Health & CPTSD
When I was a medical doctor, I suffered burnout three times. This was in the 1990s and few people, least of all me, had any idea what was wrong when overwhelming fatigue took over and we had to stop working for a while. I had not been taught about self-care and knew...
