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Overwhelmed? Try One of These Grounding Techniques
Everyone experiences anxiety and stress. Life's demands and our lived experiences can leave us feeling emotionally overwhelmed and flooded. The good news? You hold the power to hit the pause...
The Hidden Bugaboo (Part 3 of 4)
Secrets we once thought we would have to take to our grave We need to seek out a safe environment to share our stories, to share our unexplained awful feelings, an environment that is altogether...
What is Complex Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (CPTSD)?
The High Heels and Heartache podcast recently featured Robyn Brickel, M.A., LMFT, the founder and clinical director of Brickel and Associates. In this episode, What is Complex Post Traumatic...
Healing From and Integrating Complex Trauma to Defeat Self-Sabotage
When in the throes of healing from complex trauma, survivors can get lost in all the memories and emotions. Whether or not we are in therapy, we are prone to self-sabotaging behaviors....
Triggers – Good, Bad, or Both?
***TRIGGER WARNING*** This article discusses trauma, including sexual references that may not be appropriate for all. My name is Elizabeth, and I am a survivor of CSA and unimaginable trauma. I...
The Hidden Bugaboo (Part 2 of 4)
What does repeated trauma do to our emotions and why can a troubled childhood last a lifetime if not healed? Because experienced, generated emotions are alive! Throughout my entire life, I have...
The Link Between Trauma, Mental Health, & SUD
In order to “heal” from any number of diagnoses – first, you must process your trauma My name is Nikki Dalhamer and I specialize in trauma-informed mental health and substance use disorder (SUD)...
Self-Sabotage in Finances, Mental Health, and Spiritual Fulfillment
As survivors of trauma, many people have developed bad habits that harm their financial, mental, and physical well-being. There are many causes for this harmful behavior, many unconsciously...
Coming Back into Your Body as a Sexual Abuse Survivor
***Trigger Warning*** This article will discuss healing from sexual abuse, which may trigger some people. Please proceed with caution and respect your nervous system. I was speaking to a friend...
The Hidden Bugaboo (Part 1 of 4)
Part 1 of 4 C-PTSD climbs into your soul, permeating the fibers that make up your humanity. No matter how smart you are, C-PTSD (PTSD with COMPLEX features) climbs into your soul, permeating the...
Analysis Paralysis
Overthinking and getting stuck inside your own head. Do you find yourself ruminating on ruminations? Reflecting on reflections until you are stood in a hall of mirrors unable to tell what your...
Self-Sabotage in Mental and Relational Health
Many people, including those who were successful, such as Abraham Lincoln and Michelangelo, have committed the crime of self-sabotage. Chronic self-sabotage leads to destructive outcomes in our...
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”.
