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Abi Sims
Aug 22, 20235 min read
Intergenerational Trauma: Four Unconscious Themes
Neuroscientists, researchers, scientists, psychologists, therapists, and other professionals in the research field have know for a while...
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Abi Sims
Jul 17, 20234 min read
Codependency & CPTSD
CPTSD (complex post traumatic stress disorder) is caused by ongoing trauma, typically childhood trauma, that's caused insecure attachment...
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Abi Sims
Jul 13, 20234 min read
Were You Raised in a Toxic Family? (How to Heal)
In the previous blog post (Were You Raised in a Toxic Family? (The Signs)), we looked at specific behaviors that are common in toxic...
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Abi Sims
Jul 13, 20234 min read
Were You Raised in a Toxic Family? (The Signs)
It's common for conflicts and arguments to exist in families; that's not a negative thing, it's a natural part of life. In fact, healthy...
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Abi Sims
May 4, 20235 min read
When Mother's Day Hurts
When Mother's Day comes around, it's almost like we can sense it in the air: trees and flowers begin to blossom, grocery stores display...
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Martha Witkowski
May 3, 20235 min read
C-PTSD: How To Stop An Emotional Flashback in 13 steps
Complex trauma generally shows up in the form of emotional flashbacks- these flashbacks typically present themselves as one of the 4 "F"...
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Abi Sims
May 1, 20234 min read
Outer Critic: What Is It & How to Shrink It
In people who have complex post traumatic stress disorder (CPTSD), the inner and outer critic are typically very loud. We previously...
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Abi Sims
Apr 24, 20236 min read
Inner Critic: What Is It & How to Shrink It
Before we dive into talking about the inner critic, if you need a refresher on CPTSD, you can click here. People who have CPTSD have a...
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Abi Sims
Apr 10, 20235 min read
Toxic Family Systems: The Signs & How to Heal
For the most part, we're able to control who we allow access into our lives. We get to choose our friends. But we don't get to the choose...
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Abi Sims
Apr 3, 20234 min read
The Impact of Emotional & Verbal Abuse in Childhood
Physical and sexual abuse are two of the most common areas of abuse in childhood, and they are also the two most obvious traumas in...
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Abi Sims
Mar 27, 20235 min read
Shadow Self & Shadow Work
Have you ever heard of the term "shadow self"? Our shadow self refers to the part of ourselves, or the part of our personality, that we...
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Abi Sims
Mar 12, 20235 min read
Why Am I So Afraid of Conflict?
Do you cringe whenever you hear the words conflict or confront? I know I do! I've never been great at dealing with conflict, but I have a...
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Abi Sims
Feb 6, 20235 min read
Healing from Toxic Parents
We don't get to choose our parents, and for some people, they're grateful they ended up with the parents they have. For others, their...
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Abi Sims
Jan 23, 20234 min read
How Attachment Issues/C-PTSD Show Up in Relationships
Have you noticed patterns in your love life that have raised some questions for you? Like why you’re drawn to a certain type of person...
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Abi Sims
Jan 16, 20235 min read
Recovering From Trauma Types, Emotional Flashbacks, & CPTSD: Fight, Flight, Freeze, and Fawn
In a previous blog post, we discussed complex PTSD (CPTSD) and how it causes people to cling to one of the 4F types (fight, flight,...
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Abi Sims
Jan 9, 20235 min read
CPTSD & Trauma Types: Fight, Flight, Freeze, and Fawn
Hearing the term, "I went into fight or flight" mode is something that's commonly said when we're describing our body's response to...
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Abi Sims
Oct 23, 20225 min read
Growing Up With & Healing From Emotionally Immature Parents
Emotional maturity is the ability to self-reflect, self-regulate, process emotions, communicate emotions, and be consistent and...
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Jonathan Printers
Sep 19, 20225 min read
3 Simple Keys to Reconnecting with Yourself
When disconnected from yourself, you can lose sight of who you want to be, leading to burnout and significantly impacting your health.
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Ryan Witkowski
Aug 2, 20221 min read
Playing the Blame Game in Therapy
One of the big hurdles I see in my practice is clients struggling to identify and accept ways in which their caretakers/parents imprinted...
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Martha Witkowski
May 8, 20204 min read
C-PTSD: A Disease of Detachment
What is attachment style? As adults, we tend to have either a secure or insecure attachment style. When someone has a secure attachment...
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