Christmas Graffiti: An IFS Approach to Coping During the Holidays

by | Nov 30, 2022 | Complex PTSD Healing, CPTSD, CPTSD and PTSD, Guest Contributor, Holiday Stress, Holidays, Surviving the Holidays, Uncategorized

1 Month | 3 Days | 15 Hours Till Holiday Season Ends  Every year I battle depression during the holidays, and every year I judge myself for seeing the world through glass-half-empty lenses. Because let’s be real, no one actually likes the glass-half-empty relative or...

Are You Able to Hold Hope in Life?

by | Sep 23, 2022 | CPTSD, Guest Contributor, Hope

“People will forget what you said. People will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you make them feel.” – Maya Angelou Finding hope, let alone holding hope as a thread through life these days, can seem like a tough task for so many. Trauma survivors...
Betrayal Trauma & CPTSD

Betrayal Trauma & CPTSD

by | 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...