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How to Set Boundaries with a Sibling with CPTSD
When someone is wounded by trauma in childhood, it can SEEM to them that other people should be able to make them feel better. They may believe that …
1 year ago
Signs That Early Trauma Affects You Now
Complex PTSD (CPTSD) is a cluster of symptoms that can result from chronic, intense, ongoing trauma, usually during childhood. The symptoms include p…
1 year ago
Recognizing and Escaping Toxic Friendships (4-Video Compilation)
Most people won't tolerate mistreatment from friends. But if you grew up with abusive or neglectful parents, you may have been conditioned to hang on…
1 year ago
Why You Second-Guess Yourself in When Their Bad Behavior Is Obvious
If you were betrayed in childhood by the adults you trusted, your self-esteem and boundaries can be so wounded, that you become “betrayal blind.” You…
1 year ago
How Dismissive Parenting Creates Lifelong Problems in Relationships (and How to Heal)
When you were a child you needed the attention of parents – not just for food and shelter, but for your emotions. You need them to recognize and see …
1 year ago
Why You’re Hiding Your True Self (and 40 Ways to Break Free)
Being around people, especially if you grew up with trauma, can feel stressful, trigger-y, and dysregulating. People can be mean, they judge you and …
1 year ago
What to Do When Social Interactions Overwhelm You (4-Video Compilation)
There’s an almost universal symptom that people who grew up with trauma will tend to exhibit - and it’s a sense of disconnection. And even though you…
1 year ago
Why You Can’t Stop Craving Love From People You Can’t Have
There is a huge connection between abuse and neglect – especially emotional neglect in childhood – and a painful pattern in adulthood of pouring all …
1 year ago
How to Detach When Your Feelings Go TOO FAR
Not every obsessive relationship is a romance. Sometimes it’s a friendship that gets through the cracks of the neglect you grew up with in childhood,…
1 year, 1 month ago
10 Emotional Regulation Strategies for Everyday Life
For those of us with childhood trauma, this is what can hurt relationships the most: We get overwhelmed and emotionally dysregulated, and with anger …
1 year, 1 month ago