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CPTSD In The Workplace: Creating Connection
Relationship-Building Tips for Trauma Survivors One of the defining characteristics of CPTSD is having difficulty creating and maintaining relationships. The relational nature of this type of trauma contributes to an inability or unwillingness to trust people....
5 Fun and Creative Ways to Start Journaling
Last month, I wrote a blog article about structured approaches to journaling, which I hope were able to check out. Journaling can be a powerful tool for healing from trauma and dealing with the day-to-day stressors of life. Journaling provides a safe and private...
The Ongoing Journey of Healing from Child Abuse
TRIGGER WARNING: Topics in this article include childhood sexual abuse and may be sensitive to readers. At the beginning of July, I received a package: copies of my book and promotional material. I danced around my flat, my heart racing with excitement and...
Eight Ways to Practice Self-Compassion
After years of self-criticism, I finally learned the act of self-compassion. Compassion comes easily to me with others. I'm a nurse. But compassion for me was another story. I grew up in an alcoholic home where compassion and dreams were nonexistent. The protective...
Passive Suicide
***TRIGGER WARNING*** This article will tackle active suicide and may not be suitable for sensitive audiences. Most of us recognize suicide as being something someone does to themselves to end their life. However, there is another type of suicide,...
The Link Between Trauma Exposure and Cigarette Smoking
People who have experienced trauma may use different coping methods to address their vulnerability and feelings of stress and anxiety. One of the typical coping methods among those who have undergone trauma or are diagnosed with post-traumatic stress (PTSD) is...
CPTSD in the Workplace: Personal Empowerment
How to step into your personal power I have heard people talking about stepping into their power, but I never understood what they were talking about until recently when I got a little curious and did some research. The first thing that went through my mind...
Making Sense of the Body – Your Presence is Required
Developing An Accurate ‘Felt Sense’ Our whole body encompasses our physical, mental, emotional, energetic, and spiritual experiences. A felt sense resides deep within the intelligence of our bodies as a whole, it is beyond what we feel we know as a feeling. For...
The Anxiety Relief Tool You Need to Try
Introduction: We all deal with anxiety – that mix of nerves, restlessness, and worries that can make life feel overwhelming. No surprise, anxiety is the most common mental health diagnosis in the United States. Anxiety can look different in everyone, especially if...
What is Complex Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder?
“Complex PTSD comes in response to chronic traumatization over the course of months or, more often, years. This can include emotional, physical, and/or sexual abuses, domestic violence, living in a war zone, being held captive, human trafficking, and other organized rings of abuse, and more. While there are exceptional circumstances where adults develop C-PTSD, it is most often seen in those whose trauma occurred in childhood”.
