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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...
We Need to Talk About the Intersectionality Between Disability & Suicide
***TRIGGER WARNING*** This article discusses suicide and suicidal ideation and may not be suitable for all audiences. Originally Published via Powerfully Pwerless...
Using Somatic Modalities To Help Decipher a Traumatic Childhood
A cold sense of violence about to explode filled the airless kitchen. I paused and took a breath while gripping the tile beneath me with my small bare feet waiting for the eruption while plotting...
Self-Judgement & Mental Health
Taking time off when you need to be focusing on yourself. Burnout is at an all-time high. Employers continue to make cutbacks and what was once a workload shared among 4 or 5 people, is now the...
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”.
