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8 Tools to Quickly Calm CPTSD Triggers
Harsh reality: PTSD (Post Traumatic Stress Disorder) or CPTSD (Complex Post Traumatic Stress Disorder) triggers still poke us from time to time, no matter how much time and effort we’ve put into healing. I recently attended a workshop where the focus was teaching trauma survivors tools to self-soothe…
Family Scapegoat: What’s Worse, Betrayal or Abuse?
*Trigger warning: this blog post about a family scapegoat contains sensitive content.* When speaking to my badass therapist, Trisha, a realization dawned on me that had me writing in my journal at 2.0 speed. A question arose, “As the family scapegoat, what’s worse? The abuse? Or the betrayal…
Golden Child Syndrome & The Scapegoat
Let’s talk about Golden Child Syndrome, a role held within a toxic family system. Every dysfunctional family has a Golden Child, and wherever you find a Golden Child, you’ll find Scapegoat Child as their sibling. The Golden Child Syndrome: What’s a Golden Child? This Golden Child is the…
How Traumatised Kids Become Anxious Co-workers
Hello friends. I now present to you a (ehem . . . my) real-life account of how trauma in kids can cause anxiety and insecurity in the workplace as adults. “If ya don’t find it, I’m gonna find it myself and beat ya with it, goddamnit!” I speed-walked…
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