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How Virtue Signaling Can be Traumatic to You
The news and social media are some of the major ways that people are informed of current events, crises, and the latest social phenomena influencing ideas in society. Currently, the news is...
CPTSD in the Workplace: Personal Safety
When we Google personal safety in the workplace, the results will be related to environmental issues related to safety, such as OSHA, etc. IGI Global defines personal safety as “a basic need to be free of physical harm, aggression, harassment, and victimization.”
For the trauma survivor in the workplace, the topic of personal safety is much more than that. For many of us, personal safety is a bit of a fairytale. We might not feel safe no matter what environment we are in. This article will explore the priority of safety, the biology of safety, and the role we play in managing threats to our personal safety.
What Are The Roles in Dysfunctional Family Systems?
Look at the absolute genius of my mother. It is a perfect example of covert abuse.
Forgiveness and Complex Trauma: My Journey
"When we shift the way we see ourselves towards the greater outcomes we’d like to create in our lives, what was once an impossible obstacle becomes a journey that changes us."
Female Sexual Predators of Children
****Trigger Warning**** The following article will discuss the sexual abuse of children by women. Viewer discretion is advised. For far too long, society has avoided discussing women who abuse...
The Night My Friend Died, My Childhood Died With Him
What is lost can be always found, as long as you keep searching.
Eudaimonia and Mental Health: Finding Your Purpose is Essential to Human Thriving
Organizations like the United Nations and additional related U.S. organizations have recently been focused on identifying factors that are negatively and positively impacting a person’s mental...
Talking about Mental Health in the Workplace
Why is it so uncomfortable to talk about mental health in the workplace? Most of the time, it is because we are afraid we will be judged, seen as “less than,” or not seen as capable of being...
Five Life Management Tips for Trauma Survivors
I hope you see the past four weeks of life management as an invitation to the party of life.
Aunt Sue: Remind Me Who You Are and Why I am Here
I saw no reason to ever trust an adult again.
How to Explain Complex PTSD to Loved Ones
***Trigger Warning*** This guest post discusses specific, explicit, aspects of a personal trauma story. Please be kind to yourself as you read. Complex PTSD is a long-term condition caused by...
Family Estrangement Going No Contact: Part Three
We have been exploring together the ins and outs of going no contact with a family of origin. As we have seen, going no contact is a dramatic and often traumatic event that allows you some peace...
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”.
