by Sunny Lynn, OMC | May 17, 2023 | Complex PTSD Healing, CPTSD and PTSD, Guest Contributor
When “Normal” Doesn’t Fit: How to Develop Self-Love and Nurture a Soft Place To Fall (as published in The Friday Edition of HeartBalm Healing at https://heartbalm.substack.com) Self-love… what? What is the path to self-love when I have only known suffering, abuse,...
by Destiny Mowadeng | Mar 24, 2023 | CPTSD and PTSD, Guest Contributor, Living with Disabilities
Heritage may be best described as valued objects, such as unspoiled countryside, and old buildings, as well as qualities such as cultural traditions that have been passed down from previous generations. My family, at least on my paternal side, is of Irish descent,...
by Heidi Fischer | Feb 10, 2023 | Attachment Trauma, Complex PTSD Healing, Emotional Wellness, Guest Contributor, Triggers
“Matilda the Musical” has burst onto the Netflix scene, and you my friend decided to give it a go. I don’t blame you! I put it on too because as a child of the 80’s I loved the book and the 1996 movie version! Perhaps you also remember it from way back then or just...
by Jeff Spiteri | Feb 9, 2023 | Mental Health Advocacy, Pain, Self Care, Spirituality, Trauma, Treatment, Treatment for CPTSD
When I discuss Trauma treatments with people whether it be for PTSD or CPTSD I often hear a range of modalities from classical talk therapies like CBT and DBT to Somatic Experiencing, neuro hacks like EMDR and TRE, to cutting-edge research on psychedelics but rarely...
by Heidi Fischer | Dec 14, 2022 | Complex PTSD Healing, CPTSD, CPTSD and PTSD, Emotional Flashbacks, Guest Contributor
This article was originally published on The Mighty. I was sitting on the couch of the therapist I saw over 10 years ago. She had her Diagnostic and Statistical Manual (DSM) in her lap, and with my input, she was going over the symptoms of post-traumatic stress...
