by Ramon Diaz | Apr 28, 2022 | Brain Chemistry, Guest Contributor
Vagus-informed Therapy Creates Conditions for A Person to Heal from Trauma The trauma field has seen a sharp increase in interest by researchers and clinicians alike within the past 25 years or so. Many factors contribute to the interest in trauma research. One factor...
by Shravani Bojja | Apr 13, 2022 | Attachment Trauma, Guest Contributor
Attachment Styles and How they Can Affect Our Adult Life All throughout my life till the time I was diagnosed with PTSD, I never realized that the emotions and feelings I associated myself with had a name. Looking and sifting through them as an adult with a...
by Elizabeth Bowman | Apr 12, 2022 | CPTSD and PTSD, Guest Contributor, Sexual Abuse
Healing after complex trauma is not linear. It is not a smooth path with clear milestones every so often to let you know you are making progress. Healing after complex trauma looks different for all of us. After over 16 years since my exploitation and drug addiction,...
by Ramon Diaz | Apr 5, 2022 | Guest Contributor, Mental Health Advocacy, Trauma
When I am reflecting on the field of mental health, I often arrive at a point in my reflection where I ask the question, “How did we arrive at this point in time-related to mental health”? My intention behind this question is to continue to better understand why at...
by Kelly Palmer | Mar 22, 2022 | CPTSD and PTSD, Guest Contributor, Pain
On bad days, I don’t know where the anxiety stops and the chronic pain begins. The tightening in my chest could be a warning of a panic attack or of a fibromyalgia flare that will spread across my chest, down my arms, and into my hands, rendering me unable to write —...
