For people living with the effects of childhood trauma, “avoidance” can be a strategy to control CPTSD triggers by keeping oneself alone and isolated. “Covert
I’m going to say something very ‘tough love’ here: As a person with Childhood PTSD, You can ask others to understand you and your sensitivities,
Everyone tells you when you’re having a hard time, especially when you had a lot of trauma as a kid, that you should “go talk
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
Happy Valentines Day to all you good people out there! I talk a lot about breaking isolation and forming relationships, but a topic many of
It’s New Year’s Day as I write this. And today I’ve got an exercise for your imagination, designed to help you do great things and
When we talk about the possible lifelong effects of Childhood PTSD (my own term for Complex PTSD originating from early abuse and neglect), we’re usually
Just like other people, most of us who grew up with childhood trauma want to be, or are in, a loving partnership or marriage. My
Everyone’s brain and emotions get dysregulated sometimes, and almost everyone is able to eventually re-regulate. But if you grew up with abuse, neglect or other
The Daily Practice is a pair of techniques, practiced together twice a day, that helped me quickly recover from the debilitating effects of chronic emotional/brain
