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Rediscovering Truth and Transcending Limiting Core Beliefs
Returning to the Source: The process of somatic healing and nervous system restoration involves a courageous return to the source—the origins of our limiting core beliefs. As we explore the...
The Crumbs and the Banquet
The sins of the parents are relived in the lives of the children; on and on it goes, and where it stops nobody knows During my walk this morning I saw, through my ongoing educating eyes of...
When Disaster Strikes a Trauma Victim
Trauma triggers are everywhere, and it is how you deal with them and move on that is important Living with Complex PTSD is not easy. Life does not give anyone a pass on the bad times, and as...
Loneliness – Silent Stalker (Part 2)
"Loneliness corresponds to a discrepancy between an individual's preferred and actual social relations (Peplau & Perlman, 1982). This discrepancy then leads to the negative experience of...
Insomnia for Trauma Survivors Part 2
What Childhood Trauma Teaches Us In my childhood, the possibility of being attacked was everywhere. I never knew what my parents were going to do. Even when I was away at school, I remained...
What is Dysfunctional Shame?
“Shame is the feeling of humiliating disgrace of having been violated. Shame tells you that you are bad.” (from Shelter from the Storm) It becomes challenging to correct for shame because it is...
The True Story of the Golden Buddha: How Breaking Brings Us Whole
Curious visitors come by the thousands to witness with their own eyes what a 5.5-ton golden miracle looks like, pondering the weight of what it means in their own lives The story of the Golden...
How Do CPTSD & Grief Fit Together?
A Bit of Background on Grief: Many people think of grief as a reaction to the loss of a person, relationship, pet, or job. Grieving is a whole-body experience; both the body and the mind are...
Loneliness – Silent Stalker (Part 1)
“The most terrible poverty is loneliness and the feeling of being unloved.” — Mother Teresa The National Institutes of Health (NIH) defines loneliness as a distressing feeling that accompanies...
Tidy vs. Cluttered?
Victor Frankl describes in Man's Search for Meaning the intake process he went through at a concentration camp. Among the things he describes, one thing particularly caught my attention - the...
Insomnia for Trauma Survivors Part 1
“Insomnia for trauma survivors is not a sleep problem, it is an anxiety problem.” My story For decades, I stayed up nearly all night until exhaustion forced me to pass out the next day. My brain...
A Simple Smile Can Make the Difference
My name is Elizabeth and I am a survivor of child sexual abuse and unspeakable trauma. My family was anything but kind to me when I grew up, and, in that environment, it was hard to thrive...
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”.
