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 Rachel Grant | Dec 19, 2023 | CPTSD, Guest Contributor, Holiday Stress, Holidays
We wrap up our series with the wonderful Kristen Kancler in which she shares with us how love, safety, and belonging are key to making the changes we want to make. ————————————- Self-Sabotage...
by Rachel Grant | Dec 12, 2023 | CPTSD, Guest Contributor, Holiday Stress, Holidays
It’s that time of year when we face a whirlwind of holidays: Halloween, Thanksgiving, Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa — oy!These holidays can demand a lot of our energy, time, and people points. They can also be a time of loneliness and challenges with...
by Shirley Davis | Dec 11, 2023 | Addiction, Complex PTSD Healing, Holiday Stress, Holidays
It’s that time of year when people around the United States overspend, trying to make their Christmas perfect. Folks run up their credit cards, wrap up their finds, and offer them as gifts. However, for some survivors who have complex post-traumatic stress disorder,...
by Tracy Guy | Sep 22, 2022 | Abuse, Anger, Anxiety, Childhood Sexual Abuse, Complex PTSD Healing, CPTSD, CPTSD and PTSD, Depression, Dissociation and CPTSD, Emotional Flashbacks, Family Estrangement, Grief, OCD, Parental Alienation, Post Traumatic Growth, Recovery, Relationships, Self Care, Self-Acceptance, Sexual Abuse, Shame, Silent Bystander Parents, Symptoms of CPTSD, Trauma, Trauma-Informed, Trauma-Informed Tuesday Newsletter, Treatment, Treatment for CPTSD, What is CPTSD
What is Betrayal Trauma? How do you begin to heal when you discover that your partner has been unfaithful? How do you learn to trust again when a family member has betrayed you? How do you move forward when your boss abused their position of power and sexually...