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, [...]
“Dear Fairy: My Therapist Says I Blame Myself Too Much. Is He Wrong?”
https://youtu.be/dwlZyy6eHIE VIDEO TRANSCRIPT: Hi. I’m Anna Runkle also known as the Crappy Childhood Fairy. Today, I’m really excited, because I get to answer a reader question and I love [...]
The Traumas We Inflict On Ourselves
When we talk about trauma, we are usually referring to the things done TO us — childhood abuse and neglect, growing up poor, violence by a partner, exposure to [...]
The Never-Ending Wreckage of Growing Up Poor
Today you’d probably lump me in with the middle class, but I carry some residue of having grown up poor. I work with people who work hard to help the [...]
Did Childhood PTSD Leave You With “The Underdog Effect?” Here’s How To Undo It.
https://youtu.be/fLHN8SGQwyw This week, my video talks about the seeming cloud that can hang over folks who who went through a lot of adverse childhood experiences (ACEs). It’s a cloud [...]
“High-Stress Childhood” Linked With Troubling Lack of Brain Activity Around RISK Perception (Which Explains a LOT).
https://youtu.be/CaWhQvcdL3o Well, it’s what we suspected all along… A new study from the University of Wisconsin-Madison shows that stress from childhood is linked with a diminished awareness of looming [...]
How to Make a Beautiful Apology
https://youtu.be/ainEZwlnmc8 If you grew up with a lot of childhood crap, you probably know a thing or two about broken down relationships! And sometimes, sometimes, it’s we who did [...]
Has PTSD From Childhood Affected Your Ability to Connect? 10 Tips For Better Friendships
https://youtu.be/vNsCOCnMcK4 This week, I'm introducing the new crappy vlog format. Same sloppy visuals as the drawings on written posts, same overly long narration. All new content! Hope you enjoy.
Your Soul Opens When You Tell the Truth
In the last couple of weeks, the “Me Too” campaign has prompted lots and lots of women to start speaking up about experiences they’ve had being raped, sexually abused [...]
Did Childhood Trauma Damage Your Perception? Here’s How to Get It BACK.
For most of my life, I used to feel panicked when I used to see a hair stylist. The circular thoughts in my head went like this: My hair [...]