Mindful Self-Compassion is a powerful practice of self-support. This post explores the benefits I experience as a loved one and why it can support you too.
10 reasons self-compassion can help loved ones of trauma survivors
Articles
Damaged: Childhood Trauma, Adult Illness, and the Need for a Health Care Revolution – Interview with author Dr. Robert Maunder
Damaged: Childhood Trauma, Adult Illness, and the Need for a Health Care Revolution. Interview with author Dr Robert Maunder
Finding support for partners & families of trauma survivors – Podcast guest interview
Therapy Chat podcast interview with Laura Reagan, LCSW-C. What clinicians need to know about the experiences of families where one or both adults has complex trauma and why families need support.
Secondary traumatic stress and being a partner to a person with CPTSD
If you are in a relationship with a trauma survivor and you are worried about secondary traumatic stress, you are not alone. Concerns about secondary trauma or secondary traumatic stress (STS) are among the main…
My partner has complex trauma and the lack of diagnosis affects me too
If your partner, friend or family member has complex trauma, the lack of formal a cPTSD diagnosis can affect you too. There are several ways it may affect you: Medical and mental health practitioners may…
7 reasons I want you to know about Trauma Chat podcast – Interview with Laura Reagan, LCSW-C, CDWF
Laura Reagan, LCSW-C has a new podcast for everyone who wants to learn more about trauma.
Complex PTSD & the need for better family support – Interview with Dr Manuel P Stadtmann, University of Zürich
Interview with Dr Manuel Stadtmann, University of Applied Sciences, St. Gallen. Dr. Stadtmann conducts research in the field of mental health, trauma disorders with special interest in complex post-traumatic stress disorder, symptom management in mental health, and aspects of mental health involving relatives.
Loss of self, caregiving & supporting someone with CPTSD
I didn’t have a name for it. I was researching the impact of caring for someone with complex post traumatic stress disorder (CPTSD) when these words jumped at me: Caregiving tasks interfere with many other…
Seven things loved ones of trauma survivors need – according to research
What do the loved ones of trauma survivors need? If you have been reading this blog for a while and you are a supporter, you probably have a list of needs. Maybe a long list.…
Complex PTSD, family strain & estrangement – Interview with Annie Wright, LMFT
Do the words ‘family estrangement’ scare you? Do they make you inwardly recoil or want to stop reading? Maybe topics liked complex PTSD and family estrangement feel too heavy on top of everything going on…
Five suggestions for finding a support group for family & friends of persons with CPTSD
If you are a friend or family member of someone with CPTSD you have probably thought about finding a support group. Maybe you have already tried or wondered how to even begin. It’s also one…
The importance of relationships for healing complex trauma – Interview with Yvette Lalonde & Andrea Papin
Andrea Papin and Yvette Lalonde are psychotherapists who specialize in complex trauma. We explore the importance of relationships for healing and recovery.
When you support someone who has CPTSD, what do you call yourself?
When you support someone who has CPTSD, what do you call yourself? When you care about them and help them as best you can, what does that make you? Defining myself in relationship to being…
How noticing one thing might help you feel a little more support
I’ve been thinking about one. I’ve been thinking about it in my own life. I’ve been thinking about it for those impacted by CPTSD. Now, in the middle of January, in the middle of the…