What’s the REAL Cause of Depression?
May 27, 2019
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If conventional assumptions about (and treatments for) depression were meaningful, we’d be seeing less of it — not more of it — these days. The
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
Childhood PTSD and The Guilty Feeling: When Is It Real?
March 28, 2019
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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
Is Childhood PTSD Making You Seem Unavailable?
March 27, 2019
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It’s very, very common for people with Childhood PTSD to feel they only know how to attract unavailable and screwed up partners. How can you
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,
Childhood PTSD and Getting Triggered: How Can You Feel Safe?
February 11, 2019
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When CPTSD is active and our brains and emotions are dysregulated, we can be easily triggered by things that upset us — things people say
Part 2: CPTSD and The Pain of Loving Unavailable People
February 7, 2019
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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
New Video: Trauma-Driven Beliefs That Lead You Away From Good Partners
December 18, 2018
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Hi friends! I’m shooting videos this week for my new course on Dating and Relationships for People with Childhood PTSD, and squeezed in this 12+-minute
Friends With No Benefits: Why Normal Rules Of Dating Don’t Always Work for People With Childhood PTSD
November 2, 2018
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Here’s what they tell you: Work hard in school. Love yourself. Get enough sleep. Say no to drugs and tobacco. Don’t consume sugary drinks. Use a
Childhood PTSD is a Disease of Loneliness. Here’s How to Start Healing.
June 22, 2018
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Childhood PTSD is, in its essence, an injury to our ability to connect with other people. Abuse and neglect early in our lives literally changes