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Disability Representation in the Thriller “Run”
Although the movie was released and appeared on Hulu in 2020, possibly Netflix since then, I became aware of it from an email newsletter by The Might Site in the last few weeks. The article gave...
How to Date When You’ve Experienced Childhood Trauma
How does a real adult date? I used to act a part on dates. The part of “Real Adult Who Dates, Is Fabulous, and Definitely Has No Trauma.” I still felt like a wounded child inside, but I was sure...
Inside Alienation: Introducing CPTSD’s PASS Program (Parental Alienation Support Systems)
The CPTSD Foundations PASS (Parental Alienation Support Systems) inaugural Zoom meeting will be held on Tuesday, October 1, 2024, at 6 p.m. EST and every Tuesday following. Register here:...
The Weaponization of Ambiguity: A Call to Rename NPD to Support Victims of Sociopathic Violence in a World of Rising Narcissism (Part 2)
Continued from: https://cptsdfoundation.org/2024/09/11/the-weaponization-of-ambiguity-a-call-to-rename-npd-to-support-victims-of-sociopathic-violence-in-a-world-of-rising-narcissism-part-1/ The...
Breathe Easy: Mastering Deep Breathing for Anxiety and Panic Attack Relief
Anxiety, a common and natural human emotion, can sometimes overstay its welcome, impacting various aspects of our lives and our careers. From the subtle nervousness before an important meeting to...
Phoenix Rising
*** TRIGGER WARNING: This blog discusses domestic abuse and could be triggering for readers. *** This is a true story. The Story of the Phoenix is a great legend that speaks to self-care, rest...
Finding a Sense of Wholeness: Complex PTSD, Self-Compassion, and Self-Marveling
“Why do I feel as though I’m writing a sad story, when my aim was to tell the story of a liberation?” - Edouard Louis On the road of healing from Complex PTSD (CPTSD), our stories are often...
Emotional Resilience
The Blueprint for Thriving in Your Career Introduction In the ever-evolving landscape of the professional world, the ability to adapt and navigate challenges with grace is a defining factor for...
The Weaponization of Ambiguity: A Call to Rename NPD to Support Victims of Sociopathic Violence in a World of Rising Narcissism (Part 1)
Part 1 of 4 In 1980, the DSM-III first added narcissistic personality disorder (NPD) to its diagnostic manual. It incorporated the trait of passive aggression, which applies primarily to...
“Was It Even Abuse?” Unpacking Psychological Abuse
What type of abuser can break their victim enough to land her in an ambulance without even touching her? The psychological abuser. They walk like us, they talk like us, and they may even have...
Poets Lie, Bodies Don’t: Movement Journaling with Mindy Levine
If “the moving finger writes, and having written, moves on,” as poet Omar Khayyam wrote, then I wonder if the moving body also writes in its own way. I think it must, for I see that...
Finding My Light
“At three, I started violin. At five, I started piano. At six, my life fell apart; my family was uprooted, and my mother, brother, and I were left homeless and penniless.” I didn’t write those...
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”.
