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.
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.…
What do you need to know if your partner or loved one has a dissociative disorder? Dissociation and dissociative disorders are often mentioned with complex post traumatic stress disorder (CPTSD). As many of you know,…
A few years ago, in the early part of seeking trauma support for my husband, I began to experience an unsettling feeling. It was kind of like a heavy wool blanket. The type that feels…
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…
It can be a challenge to find information for both survivors and their loved ones in a single post. I asked two trauma therapists to weigh in on the topic on my blog.
This post was originally published in 2018. As I write this, things are hard at home. My partner is struggling and so am I. It has been a challenging year and I feel discouraged. About…
Making sense of complex post traumatic stress disorder is hard. As a partner to a person with CPTSD, I struggle. Some things just don’t make sense. When I discover a clear quote that summarizes a…