Signs You Weren’t Listened To As A Child
September 14, 2023
No Comments
If you tend to go into a stress response when you try to communicate feelings, you may be showing signs you weren’t listened to as
Category: Relationships with Others
Five Steps to Protect Yourself from OPINION BULLIES
October 27, 2020
No Comments
There has never been a time when thinking clearly, and thinking for yourself, have been more important than they are right now. With Childhood PTSD,
Why You Don’t Feel HEARD
August 28, 2020
No Comments
It is SO common for people who had childhood trauma go through life feeling disconnected and unimportant to other people, and a big piece of
How to Mend a Broken Relationship
March 5, 2020
No Comments
If you grew up with abuse and neglect in your childhood, chances are good that you’ve suffered more than your share of broken relationships. Sometimes
Childhood PTSD and ANGER: Is it Ever a GOOD Thing?
April 4, 2019
No Comments
For me, one of the biggest burdens of my past was in my relationship to anger. When I was a kid, the adults in my
Childhood PTSD and The Guilty Feeling: When Is It Real?
March 28, 2019
No Comments
Abuse and neglect in childhood can leave a lifelong residue of guilt for things that were never our fault. This same fuzzy thinking can ALSO
Childhood PTSD and Getting Triggered: How Can You Feel Safe?
February 11, 2019
No Comments
When CPTSD is active and our brains and emotions are dysregulated, we can be easily triggered by things that upset us — things people say
The Unexpected Healing Power of NOT TALKING About Trauma
April 24, 2018
No Comments
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
Did Childhood PTSD Leave You With “The Underdog Effect?” Here’s How To Undo It.
December 18, 2017
No Comments
This week, my video talks about the seeming cloud that can hang over folks who who went through a lot of adverse childhood experiences
How to Make a Beautiful Apology
November 30, 2017
No Comments
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