How to Date Like You Had a NORMAL Childhood
Childhood PTSD can make it almost impossible to form (and keep) healthy romantic relationships. More than most people, we tend to rush in, get overly intense emotionally, and then stay [...]
Six Signs Your Brain is Dysregulated (With Ten Steps to Re-Regulate Again)
Adults who experienced early trauma are prone to dysregulation of the brain and nervous system, especially in response to stress. Dysregulation, in turn, can trigger (or exacerbate) depression, anxiety, illness, [...]
Chemical Imbalance, Or Just Childhood PTSD?
Millions of people -- more than 1 in 7 in the U.S alone -- are taking psychiatric drugs for depression and anxiety. It's not clear, however, that they are helpful [...]
Upcoming Free Webinars: Learn My Techniques to Heal Brain and Emotional Dysregulation
Periodically I offer free webinars to teach the techniques I've used for 25 years to heal brain dysregulation; I can show you how to use them too! The techniques involve [...]
Childhood PTSD: Who Caused It? Who Has The Power to Heal It?
Childhood PTSD can have a devastating effect on our entire lives -- especially in our romantic partnerships. It can feel hopeless, but the great news is, when we focus on [...]
CPTSD: Four Discoveries That Revolutionized Treatment
Now that we know adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) can cause neurological changes, the old, mostly psychological approaches to treating CPTSD are making way for newer, brain-based treatments that hold promise [...]
Childhood PTSD and Getting Triggered: How Can You Feel Safe?
When CPTSD is active and our brains and emotions are dysregulated, we can be easily triggered by things that upset us -- things people say and do (or don't do), [...]
Part 2: CPTSD and The Pain of Loving Unavailable People
Early trauma like abuse and neglect in childhood can negatively impact our capacity to have healthy romantic relationships. This is the second of two excerpts from one video in my [...]
CPTSD and The Attraction to Unavailable People: Video Excerpt From New Course (Part 1)
Last fall I surveyed followers of the Crappy Childhood Fairy to ask what topics I should be sure to cover in my new course on Dating and Relationships. By far, [...]
