Important Ways that PTSD Affects Your Conscious Mind
For years, I lived with dissociation caused by PTSD and didn’t know what it was. Here’s how PTSD can affect your awareness—even when you think you’re doing “just fine.”.
Why Trauma Impacts Clear Thinking: What You Need to Know
Trauma impacts clear thinking in ways nobody sees. From the outside, it looks like someone who can’t make up her mind. But on the inside, she’s running threat assessments all day on a partner who isn’t even in the room. Here’s why abuse and trauma hijack attention and how to start taking it back.
When Gratitude Becomes Rebellion: How Survivors Reclaim Their Power
Gratitude gets a bad rap. It is NOT pretending that everything’s fine — it’s actually rebellion. Learn how survivors use gratitude to come back from dissociation, reconnect with their bodies, and reclaim power after trauma.
When Love is a Battle Plan: Psychological Warfare in Domestic Abuse
When love becomes strategy, the damage is deeper than bruises. Irish counselor Don Hennessy calls domestic abuse psychological warfare — a calculated campaign that begins at first contact and ends with the victim’s mind colonization.