Mental Health and Well-being: We All Could Use a More Trauma-informed Approach in Life
My students have been forced into online learning due to [...]
CPTSD, Perfectionism and Control: From Merely Surviving to Making Homemade Fries (+Recipe)
Recently, I was asked what those of us who suffer [...]
Chronic Pain, PTSD and Trauma: Getting Started Is the Hardest Part (and 7 Things That Help)
When I first wake up, it’s like everything is screaming [...]
Fight-or-flight and Trauma: My Husband Triggers My PTSD (and 5 Things to Do If Someone Triggers You)
My husband triggers me. As our loved ones tend to [...]
CPTSD, OCD and Trauma: How Getting My First Tattoo Became a Lesson in Perfectionism and Control
I decided to get my first tattoo at the age [...]
Depression and Mental Health: Mourning Rejection and Learning to Let Go
Dealing with the rejection that comes with being a writer [...]
Anxiety, CPTSD and Intergenerational Trauma: Channeling Our Inner Superhero and Using Self-care
This week has been a doozy. Personally and nationally. It [...]
CPTSD, Fear and Intergenerational Trauma: Coming Out of Hiding and Learning to Trust Myself
I realized the other day that I lie to my [...]
CPTSD, PTSD and Trauma: Using the Xen Unit to Get Out of a Fight-or-Flight Response
A Little about Me Few things help pull me out [...]
CPTSD, Depression and Intergenerational Trauma: Pushing Through the Discomfort Until the Joy Returns
It's a few weeks into a new semester, and I [...]
CPTSD, PTSD, Intergenerational Trauma and Black Lives Matter: A Story of Officers and Compassion
My husband was driving as we pulled into the parking [...]
CPTSD, PTSD and Intergenerational Trauma: Living In a Fight-or-flight Response (+9 Ways to Get Out)
When you suffer CPTSD or PTSD long enough, you become [...]
CPTSD, PTSD and Trauma: Now’s the Time to Understand Intergenerational Trauma
Intergenerational trauma refers to trauma that has been carried from [...]
Pain, Trauma and Healing: 5 Steps for Creating a Self-care Routine to Regulate Your Nervous System
I had the joy of corresponding with someone new this [...]
Somatic Trauma, PTSD and Chronic Pain: How Getting Massages Helps Move Fascia and Release Pain
I used to think my jaw became dislocated. Because my [...]