by Cyndi Bennett | Jun 20, 2024 | CPTSD, Emotional Flashbacks, Occupational Mental Health & CPTSD
Over the past couple of weeks, I have been talking about having flashbacks in the workplace, how to get grounded, and how to clean up the mess afterward. If you haven’t noticed, that is a lot of work and can be extremely exhausting. Additionally, there is deeper work...
by Sophie Gourdon, M.Ed, MA, CTRC, CHt | Feb 27, 2024 | ACEs, Anxiety, Attachment Trauma, Building Resilience in Healing, Childhood Sexual Abuse, Complex PTSD Healing, Core Beliefs, CPTSD, CPTSD and Inner Child Work, CPTSD and Parenting, CPTSD and PTSD, Emotional Wellness, Mindfulness, Self Care, Self-Acceptance
Life is a series of dominoes—each experience triggering the next, creating a chain reaction that shapes our journey For those navigating the path of healing from complex trauma, it’s easy to feel overwhelmed by the weight of past experiences. But within this...
by Shirley Davis | Jan 15, 2024 | Complex PTSD Healing
Most people who have been through complex trauma know what it is like to experience the freeze/fawn response, even if they do not know it. We downplay our needs to complete the needs of others and find we cannot suppress our pain. Both freeze and fawn are trauma...
by Shirley Davis | Dec 25, 2023 | Complex PTSD Healing, Emotional Wellness, Holiday Stress, Holidays
Christmas and other holidays are upon us. However, with all the holiday cheer and purchasing of presents, there also comes, for many people, a sense of dread. Some people have families of origin that are toxic, and others have no one at all. This article focuses on...
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,...