by Dr. Mozelle Martin | Nov 3, 2025 | CPTSD, CPTSD and PTSD, Emotional Wellness, Guest Contributor
Trauma rarely announces itself It slips in through watchful eyes, a flinch when voices rise, and the quiet choke of not feeling safe in ordinary love. What starts as a survival tactic hardens into a filter, tinting every argument, text message, and missed call. The...
by Julie Faruba | Jul 4, 2023 | Brain Chemistry, Core Beliefs, CPTSD, CPTSD and PTSD, CPTSD Survivor Stories, Dissociation and CPTSD, Guest Contributor, PTSD, The Brain and CPTSD, Trauma
In a little over a week, I and the (mental) health director of the Jeffry Stijn Foundation for Mental Health and Patient Advocacy, will be attending the 34th Annual Boston International Trauma Conference virtually. A few days ago I decided to read Bessel van der...
by Shirley Davis | Apr 11, 2019 | CPTSD, Healing from Toxic Shame
What happens in the brain to make shame benign or toxic? What parts of our brains are injured by chronically being shamed by our caregivers, and how does that change who we are? These are a few of the questions I will attempt to answer in this piece. Some of the terms...
