March 2023

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Childhood trauma: the Importance of Self-Care in cPTSD

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Complex post-traumatic stress disorder (CPTSD) is a mental health condition that can develop in individuals who have experienced prolonged trauma or abuse, such as childhood neglect or domestic violence. cPTSD can significantly impact an individual’s mental, physical, and emotional well-being, making it challenging to engage in healthy self-care practices. However, self-care is essential to cPTSD […]

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Mastering Grounding Techniques for cPTSD & Childhood Trauma Recovery

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Effective grounding exercises to overcome cPTSD and heal from childhood trauma Grounding techniques are powerful for managing stress, anxiety, and overwhelming emotions. These techniques are designed to help you reconnect with your body, mind, and feelings and return to a calm, centred state. Whether you’re dealing with daily stressors or more significant emotional challenges, grounding

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Childhood trauma: the path to forgiveness in cPTSD

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Forgiveness: understanding and cultivating emotional healing. There are many views and misconceptions about forgiveness, especially in healing childhood trauma. There is, therefore, an urgent need to clarify the true nature of forgiveness and its importance in the healing process. This paper aims to shed light on forgiveness and how it arises as a natural part

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Childhood trauma: how cPTSD influences body-image

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Wounded soul: when the body becomes a stage for pain. I. Introduction. Moods affect not only how we feel, but also how we perceive the world and ourselves. For many who have experienced childhood trauma, self-perception means a constant struggle with a negative self-image and body-image. Childhood trauma can significantly affect a person’s self and

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Childhood trauma: understanding and overcoming toxic shame and cPTSD.

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Toxic shame – the facade of emotional flashbacks: Toxic shame can rightly be seen as a facade for emotional flashbacks. Emotional flashbacks are a core feature of cPTSD, constantly occurring and accompanied by intense fear, shame, and inadequacy. Toxic shame will cause the sufferer to feel guilty and ashamed during an emotional flashback, even if

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