by Rebekah Brown | May 3, 2023 | Attachment Trauma, Boundaries, CPTSD and Narcissistic Abuse, Family Estrangement, Gaslighting, Guest Contributor, Relationships, Trauma
This is the sixth and last installment in a series of blogs on relationship patterns found in dysfunctional families. We have seen how abusive families put members in roles and the way abusers dodge responsibility by blaming others and forcing children to become...
by Madelon Wise | May 2, 2023 | 12 Step Programs, Addiction, Boundaries, Healthy Relationships, LGBTQ, Relationships
Once you come to your senses… Sarah and I kept in close contact after they moved, and I expected her support when I finally made the decision to leave my marriage. I was wrong. I had fallen in love with another woman. I think of this affair as more of a catalyst...
by Ramon Diaz | Apr 18, 2023 | Body Chemistry, COVID-19, CPTSD and PTSD, Guest Contributor, Mental Health Professional
Adolescents throughout the U.S. face psychosocial challenges they may not even be aware of at this point in time The stage of development in primates we refer to as “adolescence” sits in between the stages of childhood and adulthood. The COVID crisis has contributed...
by Shirley Davis | Apr 17, 2023 | Addiction, CPTSD and PTSD, Pyschotherapy
Much has been written about addiction and trauma, but they are usually considered separate problems when they are deeply connected. This article will attempt to tackle the connection between addiction and trauma. What is Trauma? Trauma is a common experience in...
by Jess | Apr 12, 2023 | Complex PTSD Healing, CPTSD and PTSD, Emotional Wellness, Guest Contributor, Relationships
How do you feel about relationships? Complicated? Do you: want them? despise them? fear them? long for them? exit relationships rapidly? get stuck in them Are you haunted by cycles of unfulfillment? At the beginning, middle, and end of the day maybe you’re a bit...
