KNOW PTSD: 5 Ways to Improve Distress Tolerance Our ability to handle the difficult parts of life without being overwhelmed is our distress tolerance (AKA: window of tolerance or therapeutic window). This doesn’t mean that the difficult parts don’t make us upset, rather it means that our level of upset is tolerable. Unfortunately, most people […]
Healing CSA: It Happens to Men Too
8 Unique Difficulties Faced by Male Survivors Being an adult survivor of childhood sexual abuse is hard. Really F*@#ing hard! Men who were sexually abused as young men or boys struggle with the same challenges that women struggle with. Unfortunately, male survivors of CSA struggle with a number of additional issues that are unique to […]
Inspiration Corner Early Feb 2018
KNOW PTSD: 15 tips for Loving with PTSD
KNOW PTSD: 15 tips for Loving with PTSD Being as this is Valentines week, I’ve decided to focus my blog on LOVE. More specifically: how PTSD impacts being in a romantic relationship. When half of a couple has PTSD, both people are deeply impacted. But PTSD does not have to mean your relationship is doomed. […]
Healing CSA: Finding Strength to leap into new possibilities
Healing CSA: Finding Strength to leap into new possibilities The other day I saw the movie The Post. Now I don’t want to get into the movie’s politics nor do I want to discuss current politics. What I do want to discuss is Kay Graham’s (played by Meryl Streep) internal struggle and her personal growth. […]
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