Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) Category

How Can You Have Restful Sleep Despite Your Circumstances?

Sleep is the most fundamental action we can take to achieve mental awareness and balance. When we make restful rejuvenation a priority (superseding our emotions and feelings), we can better deal with life issues. I didn’t realize individuals who experience childhood sexual abuse were at an increased risk of developing post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), having […]

Read More

Truth Week 2: Acknowledge Your Emotions

Sometimes, what we need to do the most is often what we don’t want to do. Time in the “darkness” is an opportunity to acknowledge and accept our emotions and feelings instead of pushing them into an already overstuffed container.  Before COVID-19, I, like many people, was all over the place. Here a school. There […]

Read More

How Can You Regain Your Sense of Self-Worth After An Unwanted Experience?

All of us experience some form of disappointment in our lives. At five years old, two family members led me into the dark wilderness of childhood sexual abuse. After calling out for nature’s help, I chose to learn from life instead of being a continuous victim. Of course, over the years, anger, guilt, resentment, shame, […]

Read More