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Five Recommended Reads on Complex Trauma
Certain books have become required reading for every trauma-informed mental health clinician and survivor of complex trauma. Dr. Judith Herman’s Trauma and Recovery, Dr. Nadine Burke Harris’ The...
The Red Flags of Child Sexual Abuse What We Missed and What I Wish We Had Known
***TRIGGER WARNING: This article discusses sexual trauma and abuse to children and could be triggering*** Afraid To Go To SchoolAt the beginning of third grade, our usually happy and confident...
A Trauma-Informed Approach to Benefit the Worker, the Workplace, and the World
Our workplaces have the power to be spaces where people thrive—not just professionally but as a whole, complex human beings. Yet, for so many, work is where trauma shows up the loudest. Not...
Coming into the Body (Part 1 of 2)
Trauma is an octopus. L'dor vador. These Hebrew words, one of the most fundamental tenets of Judaism, translate to “Generation to generation”. —You cannot rush the healing process— “I wanted my...
How Does Therapy Work? Back to Basics
People tend to reach out for therapy when they are struggling – often after feeling like they have exhausted all other resources to feel better. The coping mechanisms that once ‘worked’ to manage life and make them feel better, or even just feel less badly, have stopped working. In these trying and scary times, more is needed – feeling like there is nowhere else to turn. Therapy may feel like a last resort.
Building Resilience: The Key to Unlocking Career Success for Trauma Survivors
Introduction Resilience is a crucial skill for everyone navigating the challenges of the professional world, but it is especially vital for trauma survivors. As someone who has experienced...
Designer Identity
Designer IdentityBy Jesse B. Donahue 2024 ©Designer identity… you either love me or you don’t. I either love myself or I don’t. I could not love myself for being something or someone I am not. It...
The Alienated Child – An Impossible Choice
Through years of self-education about parental alienation, two major intertwining inevitabilities exist: Number 1: As harmful as the curse of parental alienation is for millions of parents, child...
Healing Trauma is Healing the Nervous System
We all have the potential to heal and become a better version of ourselves. Sometimes, adverse or abnormal life experiences can disrupt our path to growth and prevent us from healing. Before we...
Peace in Times of Unrest
In times of political turmoil, when everything seems uncertain, and the news cycle moves faster than my mind can process the information, I struggle to remember how to center myself. This is...
Breaking Free Of The Cycle: Healing Family Karma
Who am I? Growing up, I was a child with trust issues due to emotional and physical abuse. Then, at 18, I was assaulted on a date. Trauma often leaves invisible scars. While most physical wounds...
The Hidden Impact of Trauma on Career Success: Breaking the Silence
Introduction Have you ever felt like your past experiences were holding you back from reaching your full potential in your career? For many trauma survivors, the impact of their experiences can...
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”.
