Welcome to the OOTS Blog
The intent of this blog is to offer articles about the lived experience of relational trauma to promote understanding of this often debilitating psychological and physical response to ongoing abuse/neglect. Please note that some authors have chosen to remain anonymous to protect their safety and privacy. If you wish to comment use the "Comment as Guest" button at the bottom of the page on the left. Inappropriate comments or those which link to commercial sites will be removed.
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April 2025
- Apr 22, 2025 The Hidden Weight of Secrets by Babs Walters Apr 22, 2025
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April 2024
- Apr 6, 2024 Validation brought me healing; Affirmation brought me change. Apr 6, 2024
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January 2024
- Jan 16, 2024 Me? Traumatized? By Marsha Jacobson Jan 16, 2024
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May 2023
- May 23, 2023 “Light in Bandaged Places: Healing in the Wake of Young Betrayal” May 23, 2023
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April 2023
- Apr 3, 2023 Mens sana in corpore sano (“a healthy mind in a healthy body”) By NarcKiddo, OOTS Member Apr 3, 2023
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March 2023
- Mar 10, 2023 It’s Never Too Late: Treating Seniors in Care with a History of Complex Trauma Mar 10, 2023
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July 2022
- Jul 24, 2022 One Relational Trauma Survivor’s Experience with Ketamine Infusions by Papa Coco Jul 24, 2022
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May 2022
- May 10, 2022 ICD-11 Complex Post Traumatic Stress Disorder: Language Matters by Kizzie May 10, 2022
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January 2022
- Jan 18, 2022 Waking Up to Past Trauma and Moving Toward Recovery and Growth by Sara Church Jan 18, 2022
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December 2021
- Dec 23, 2021 How my trauma effects everything I do and every decision I make: Holiday Edition by OOTS member Bermuda. Dec 23, 2021
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November 2021
- Nov 29, 2021 Out of the Storm: The Enduring Silence of Relational Trauma by Kizzie Nov 29, 2021
- Nov 13, 2021 Navigating the Death of an Abusive, Neglectful, or Traumatizing Parent By OOTS member K. Nov 13, 2021
- Nov 4, 2021 Climbing Mountains by Bermuda Nov 4, 2021
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October 2021
- Oct 18, 2021 Behind Closed Doors: Relational Trauma is a Global Health Crisis by Kizzie Oct 18, 2021
- Oct 3, 2021 Complex PTSD Complicates Recovery from Addiction by Dante Oct 3, 2021
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September 2021
- Sep 26, 2021 Accepting the Complexity of Your Complex-PTSD by James F. Johnson Sep 26, 2021
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July 2021
- Jul 9, 2021 Covert Narcissistic Abuse by AlterEgo Jul 9, 2021
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February 2020
- Feb 5, 2020 Relational Trauma & the Healing Power of Community by Kizzie Feb 5, 2020
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January 2020
- Jan 8, 2020 The Impact of Relational Trauma on Eating: Eating to Live or Living to Eat? by Sandra Yelich Jan 8, 2020
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December 2019
- Dec 1, 2019 For Relational Trauma Survivors Talk Therapy is Not Enough by Kizzie Dec 1, 2019
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September 2019
- Sep 13, 2019 Feeling Entitled to Breathe by Blue Palm Sep 13, 2019
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April 2019
- Apr 28, 2019 How Victims become Perpetrators: Passing War Trauma on to Your Own Children by Martin Miller Apr 28, 2019
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January 2019
- Jan 30, 2019 Complex PTSD: The Long Lasting Effects of Bullying & Psychological Abuse by Laura Corbeth Jan 30, 2019
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December 2018
- Dec 12, 2018 How Woodworking is Helping One Trauma Survivor to Heal by Robert Johnson Dec 12, 2018
- Dec 2, 2018 Parenting & the Legacy of Childhood Trauma Part 2: Positive Parenting Lessons We Learned in Reverse by Joyelle Brandt Dec 2, 2018
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November 2018
- Nov 17, 2018 Trauma, Illness & Medics - My Non-Phobia! By Sweet Sixty Nov 17, 2018
- Nov 3, 2018 Parenting & the Legacy of Childhood Trauma Part 1 by Joyelle Brandt Nov 3, 2018
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October 2018
- Oct 22, 2018 The Last First by Matt Carey Oct 22, 2018
- Oct 4, 2018 The Iceberg is Tipping: What Do Survivors Need from Trauma Professionals/Organizations? by Kizzie Oct 4, 2018
- September 2018
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June 2018
- Jun 15, 2018 One Man's Journey from Childhood Sexual Abuse to Healing by Matt Carey Jun 15, 2018
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May 2018
- May 25, 2018 Pete Walker’s Top 10 Practices for Navigating Complex PTSD - Part 2 May 25, 2018
- May 16, 2018 Navigating Complex PTSD through Art by Martina Franklin Poole May 16, 2018
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April 2018
- Apr 16, 2018 Complex PTSD, Radical Authenticity & Transcendence by Leslie Browning Apr 16, 2018
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March 2018
- Mar 11, 2018 Pete Walker’s Top Ten Practices for Navigating CPTSD: Part 1 Mar 11, 2018
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February 2018
- Feb 5, 2018 "Fractured" - A Novella about Life with Unacknowledged Complex PTSD by Anna L. Bragga Feb 5, 2018