Ten Trauma-Driven Beliefs That Can Ruin Your Chances of Finding Love
It's common knowledge that bad experiences in childhood can cause serious problems later in life. Abuse, neglect, exposure to violence, substance abuse and other serious "adverse childhood experiences" (ACEs) impact everything [...]
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, best [...]
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 know [...]
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 lives [...]
Take a REAL Step Toward Happiness!
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Ready to Get Free From Past Trauma? Take the New Online Course “Healing Childhood PTSD”
Learn practical techniques you can use every day to spot the signs of brain dysregulation from Childhood PTSD, and start healing your life today. The Crappy Childhood Fairy course "Healing Childhood PTSD" [...]
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 widely [...]
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, self-defeating [...]
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 fear [...]