by Cyndi Bennett | Aug 21, 2025 | CPTSD, Occupational Mental Health & CPTSD, PTSD, Workplace Trauma
As trauma survivors navigating the professional world, many of us have experienced those moments when work feels utterly overwhelming or, conversely, when we feel disconnected and numb. These experiences are often related to our “window of tolerance,” a concept that’s...
by Susan Gold | May 15, 2025 | CPTSD and PTSD, Guest Contributor, Mental Health Professional, Workplace Trauma
If you’ve experienced prolonged and repeated trauma, emotions can be difficult. Identifying emotions can be a challenge. Knowing the difference between the basic emotions—happy, mad, sad, and glad—may take patience to feel and recognize. Yet emotions are one of your...
by Cyndi Bennett | Jan 16, 2025 | Complex PTSD Healing, CPTSD, CPTSD and PTSD, Occupational Mental Health & CPTSD
A Trauma Survivor’s Guide to the Workplace Introduction For trauma survivors, navigating the complex power dynamics in the workplace can be a daunting and triggering experience. Hierarchical structures, authority figures, and interpersonal relationships can all evoke...
by Cyndi Bennett | Jan 11, 2024 | CPTSD, CPTSD and PTSD, Occupational Mental Health & CPTSD, Trauma, Trauma-Informed, Workplace Trauma
Several people contacted me last week in response to my last email (“My Boss Triggers Me”). I love it when readers email me to share their stories with me because it lets me know that what I’m writing is hitting home for them. In the emails I received from readers,...
by Cyndi Bennett | Aug 3, 2023 | CPTSD, Guest Contributor, Occupational Mental Health & CPTSD, Workplace Trauma
Creating Change in Our Healing Journey Lately, I have been thinking about the healing journey and what it takes to work through our past experiences. Many of us enter this journey with the simple goal of “stopping the pain,” which sounds simple, doesn’t it? It’s not....
