TRAUMA BONDING Explained
May 16, 2021
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There’s one kind of romantic relationship that I wouldn’t wish on anyone — and that’s the kind that’s been made intense by a trauma bond.
Category: Relationships with Others
Did Childhood PTSD Teach You To FIT Yourself to CRAP?
April 25, 2019
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One of the harmful effects of growing up with abuse and neglect, is that we get ALL too good at fitting ourselves to unacceptable people
CPTSD: Four Discoveries That Revolutionized Treatment
February 14, 2019
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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,
CPTSD and The Attraction to Unavailable People: Video Excerpt From New Course (Part 1)
February 4, 2019
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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
Do You Need Spirituality to Recover from Childhood PTSD?
January 8, 2019
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During a break in taping my new course on dating and relationships, I recorded this story about how hard it can be to change the
How To Stay (Mostly) Sane When Family Visits Make You Crazy
November 16, 2018
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Yay! The holidays are here and everywhere, people with some level of Childhood PTSD are facing the prospect of returning home. Let’s say you’ve escaped
Most Treatments for Childhood PTSD Don’t Work. Here’s What Does.
October 2, 2018
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If you are one of the millions of adults who grew up affected by traumatic experiences during your childhood, you may have tried therapies that
How Childhood PTSD Can Trigger Self-Defeating Behaviors
May 9, 2018
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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
Brain Dysregulation is at the Root of Childhood PTSD: Learning to Re-Regulate Is Where Healing Begins
April 18, 2018
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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