When you’re goal setting post-trauma, it’s important to engage in self-care and turn to your social network for support.
Practicing Pain Rather Than Serenity
Break toxic self-sabotaging cycles, accept the past for what it is, and keep pushing forward!
Helping Others: Know When to Walk Away, Know When to Run
It’s important to remember that your own well-being needs to come first, period. While helping others can be a key component of your healing journey, if this becomes too overwhelming, it’s time to scale back a bit. You are also likely to encounter situations in which you simply cannot save the person you’ve been determined […]
Rebuilding Trust Post-trauma
A common symptom post-trauma is a sense of self-distrust and a mistrust of others. This is deeply rooted in a web of hesitation to develop close connections with others which was brought to life as a result of being betrayed during traumatic experiences. We can no longer trust the intentions of others, and in turn, […]
The Inner Critic’s Ability to Limit Interpersonal Relationships
Let’s talk a bit more about reframing. It’s important that we learn to reframe our negative thoughts as we’re working toward a more positive life. Those who suffer from post-traumatic stress disorder engage in negative self-talk almost all the time which significantly distresses interpersonal relationships. In fact, psychologists have found that the majority of the […]
Narcissistic Abuse Survival: Narcissistic Victim Syndrome and C-PTSD
Survivors of narcissistic abuse often suffer from Complex PTSD, commonly termed C-PTSD and defined by prolonged, sustained traumatic grief. Symptoms include the manifestations of traditional PTSD at an amplified level, coupled with a subconscious guilt-ridden refusal to reclaim one’s sense of self and inability to enter into healthy, meaningful relationships with others – intimate or otherwise. […]