Feeling Naked
When I was six years old, some moms took a bunch of us kids to the Santa Cruz Beach and Boardwalk, which was (in my pre-Disneyland years) my actual, [...]
Obesity and the Link With Childhood PTSD: An Interview with Mary Giuliani
Most people who struggle with weight and food have probably suspected that trauma in the past plays a role. In this new video, Mary Giuliani explains what we now [...]
Childhood PTSD is a Disease of Loneliness. Here’s How to Start Healing.
Trauma from childhood is, in essence, an injury to the ability connect with people. And that's why so many people who were traumatized as kids experience loneliness throughout their [...]
Take a REAL Step Toward Happiness!
Thanks to all of you who have registered for the online course "Healing Childhood PTSD!" For those of you still thinking about it, please join us! You can register [...]
Ready to Get Free From Past Trauma? Take the New Online Course “Healing Childhood PTSD”
Now through Saturday June 16, you can take the new Crappy Childhood Fairy course “Healing Childhood PTSD”for just $66 USD — that’s 33% less than the regular price that will [...]
Why WRITING About Trauma Can Be Way More Healing Than Talking About It
When someone is suffering emotionally, the standard suggestion for -- oh, the last hundred years or so -- is "Go talk to someone." It's the default. It's been so [...]
How Childhood PTSD Can Trigger Self-Defeating Behaviors
Here's an excerpt from my new online course, Healing Childhood PTSD. Here I talk about three negative emotions that can hijack a person's thoughts, driving negative impulses and then, [...]
How to Parent CALMLY (and Raise Happier Kids) When You Have Childhood PTSD
So many readers have written to me sharing their worries -- and their success stories -- around raising happy, healthy children despite having their own PTSD from childhood. The [...]
The Unexpected Healing Power of NOT TALKING About Trauma
Many years ago, I found a dead body. It was a man I had been dating for a few months, who had turned out to have even more problems [...]
Brain Dysregulation is at the Root of Childhood PTSD: Learning to Re-Regulate Is Where Healing Begins
To heal from Childhood PTSD, it's crucial to understand the role of dysregulation, which is the underlying problem that most conventional treatments have never really repaired or understood. Why [...]