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…
I recently came across a series of research articles focused on complex post traumatic stress disorder (complex PTSD or CPTSD) and the daily life experiences of those with the diagnosis and their relatives. As you…
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…
What do partners of survivors read? Over the past year, I’ve had the pleasure of interacting with many partners of survivors. What I’ve learned is that partners are avid readers. We read for inspiration. We…