How I meditate with CPTSD

Shannon N
6 min readNov 5, 2020

Learning how to calm my trauma brain

Photo by Zoltan Tasi on Unsplash

We all know about the many wonderful benefits of meditation. Everything from increasing concentration and reducing stress, to the physical benefits of reducing blood pressure and pain management.

Yet, up until recently, I’ve probably meditated ten times. I would do it once or twice, but always found reasons not to keep up the habit. Through trial and…

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Shannon N

Finding myself even though I didn’t realize I was lost. Teacher, mother, wife, woman, survivor.