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The Importance of Self-Care
My name is Elizabeth, and I am a survivor of sexual child abuse and trauma. As a result, I know how much pain from torment and suffering can permeate every cell and follicle of a survivor's body,...
CPTSD and Career Development
As a trauma survivor, have you ever asked yourself why it seems so difficult to advance in your career when your peers are moving up without a problem? Have you ever felt like your boss doesn’t...
How to Heal From A Toxic Childhood
Even though we like to feel that our past is behind us and our childhood relationships are just memories, our character and worldview today can be greatly shaped by how we were brought up. Our...
A Daughter’s Pain – a Mother’s Happiness: Growing up with a Jealous, Narcissistic Mother
Daughters of narcissistic mothers go through a grieving process. This is a part of the healing process. We only get one mother, and it is a huge loss accepting that the mother we had was not able to be the mother we hoped for or needed.
The Neurology of Mindfulness and Meditation
Practicing mindfulness and meditation is indeed healthy for our minds, but how? What part does the brain have to do with mindfulness and meditation? In this piece, we shall discover together the...
Strange Meats of Trauma
After my mother died, there it would be in my lunch box: Wonder bread enveloping two slices of flabby, sodium-laden meat. Second, only to the chemicals, the processed-beyond-belief combination of...
Is it Okay to be Toxic Positive in Serious Illness Support?
We live in a world that values positivity and optimism. While these qualities can be beneficial, toxic positivity can have negative consequences — especially for those dealing with serious...
CPTSD in the Workplace: Self-Awareness
One of the major components of career development is self-awareness. Self-awareness is “conscious knowledge of one’s own character, feelings, motives, and desires.” It is also a conscious...
Trapped by the Fantasy of Could Have/Should Have?
I'm not going to waste any time in this month's post - let's get right to the heart of the matter. “How easily a life can become a litany of guilt and regret, a song that keeps echoing with the...
Signs You Have a Toxic Sibling(s) (And how to deal with them)
Ah siblings. As kids, maybe you shared toys, built elaborate pillow-and-blanket forts in the living room, and banded together against your parents’ “tyrannical” rule. With age, you became...
Personal Stealth Technology
You might think that the ultimate profession for someone with CPTSD was writing. You get to hide facelessly behind a keyboard and play with words. Sounds like a sweet gig. However, there is an...
Discovering Glimmers
Introduction As a complex trauma therapist and advocate, I dedicate time to researching and seeking innovative ideas and tools to enhance healing for my clients. I know that many well-meaning...
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”.
