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The Holiday Blues: Why the End of the Year is Emotionally Challenging and How to Cope?
The holiday season often brings a mix of joy and stress, but for millions, it can trigger feelings of sadness, loneliness, and isolation. An estimated 14% of adults experience "holiday blues"...
What is Wrong With Me?
Have you ever heard those words coming out of your mouth? I have. Those are the very words I asked myself when, at 51 years old, a zip file of repressed memories of childhood trauma flooded my...
Fight For What is Right
My name is Elizabeth, and I am a survivor of CSA and horrific trauma. I write because I want to raise awareness to people of what it is like to live with Complex PTSD, after a life of abuse. In...
The Power of the Mind-Body Connection
I recently connected with Jennie Delreeve, a health practicioner who, alongside her partner Duncan, help women who have experienced trauma feel safe, strong, and confident in mind and body...
Trauma Recovery And The Multi Layers Of Grief
There is one thing that I was never prepared for in my healing, and that is the amount of grief we go through. It seems that once I have reached a certain point in my trauma recovery, the...
The Weaponization of Ambiguity: A Call to Rename NPD to Support Victims of Sociopathic Violence in a World of Rising Narcissism (Part 5)
Part 5 of 5. Read the previous post here:...
My CPTSD Story: What Complex PTSD Feels Like To Me
Writer's Note: About a year ago, I landed in the hospital after four nights of not sleeping for a total of even one hour. I was then placed on a suicide hold. It was the final suicide hold I was...
Embrace Your Emotions
The Power of Emotional Awareness in Overcoming Dysregulation Emotional awareness plays a crucial role in navigating and overcoming dysregulation. In a world that often moves at a fast pace, we...
6 Ways to Let Go of Resentment
Working with clients over the years and in personal situations, I’ve noticed that many people appear to have clean and tidy homes. It’s a different story if you open the cupboards and closets....
It’s Beginning to look a lot like Christmas!
It is Christmas Eve, and Christians worldwide are celebrating one of the most important holidays of the year - the birth of Christ. It is a season to be jolly and happy. A time to celebrate with...
Unwind Your Worries: Mastering Progressive Muscle Relaxation for Anxiety and Panic Relief
When I first started my healing journey, I was wound tighter than a 10-day clock…if you know what I mean. My muscles were tight, tight, tight, causing constant headaches. Our bodies tense and...
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”.
