Trauma-Informed Blog
New content weekly! Survivor Stories, Research Articles, Poetry, and more written by clinicians, coaches, survivors, and mental health professionals.
Remember...
Important Information About Our Content
Everything you find on this blog, CPTSDfoundation.org, or within our wider digital communities is created for educational and informational use only. No content shared here—whether by our staff or guest contributors—is intended to supersede or replace the clinical relationship you have with your medical or mental health providers. We are here to support your journey with information, but we do not provide medical advice or treatment. Guest opinions are their own and may not represent the views of CPTSD Foundation. Privacy Policy and Full Site Disclaimer, Terms of Service.
The Ups and Downs of No Contact
It’s been a tough week for me. I found out about my brother’s illness and the surgery to remove a kidney from a third party on social media, and then my favorite chicken, my pet, died. I was...
A Braver Brave Face
Last January 2021, I was diagnosed with CPTSD--a month after I experienced my first CPTSD episode caused by my parents a week before Christmas. Since then, my life has never been the same. It did...
An Essay on Attachment
Attachment Styles and How they Can Affect Our Adult Life All throughout my life till the time I was diagnosed with PTSD, I never realized that the emotions and feelings I associated myself with...
Intentional Community, Social Support, and Healing from Trauma
Healing after complex trauma is not linear. It is not a smooth path with clear milestones every so often to let you know you are making progress. Healing after complex trauma looks different for...
Trauma Bonding and Incest
Trigger Warning The following piece deals with incest and is not suitable for all readers....
6 Signs of Trauma after COVID and Finding Your Path to Healing
As we approach two long years of experiencing the global trauma of COVID, we are hoping things are winding down to allow for more manageable challenges. Yet many are experiencing symptoms...
Managing CPTSD Symptoms in the Workplace – Part 2
In the previous article in this series, we reviewed the World Health Organization’s (WHO) definition of CPTSD, explored the CPTSD-specific symptoms, and how those symptoms show up in the...
Trauma and Behaviorism – The Story Is Worth Telling!
When I am reflecting on the field of mental health, I often arrive at a point in my reflection where I ask the question, “How did we arrive at this point in time-related to mental health”? My...
Incest the Taboo Subject
Trigger Warning The following piece deals with incest and is not suitable for all readers. _____________________________________________________________________________________________ There is...
Protecting Your Peace & Healing In A Traumatized World
We are experiencing global trauma. We remember 2020 when a microscopic virus yielded macroscopic consequences, and we added exponential numbers of people to trauma rosters. Many CPTSD patients...
Labels: The Things We Call Ourselves
Guess what! I’m mentally ill! Somehow, after 66 years of living and 30 years of therapy, I had no idea. It turns out that I suffer from an avalanche of disorders. I’m good with the PTSD...
Long-Term Stress and Trauma
Many of my patients share stories where they have suffered years and years of trauma, abuse, and emotional neglect. The courage to share their stories is incredible. What some people have gone...
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”.
