New Relationship? Watch Out For These Red Flags
October 5, 2022
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When you’re first dating someone, it can be easy to see only what’s wonderful about them, and to be blind to the red flags in
Category: Relationships with Others
12 Signs That Someone Could Be a Great Partner For You
September 26, 2022
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I do a lot of teaching about red flags – signs that someone is NOT partner material, that people with a history of trauma often
How to Calm CPTSD Triggers INSTANTLY?
April 8, 2022
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When you have Childhood PTSD, there’s nothing worse than being in some crucial conversation, or some big moment, and some little thing triggers you. And
Why You Keep Playing SMALL
March 12, 2022
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You’re not always aware of it when you’re getting trapped in the sticky web of a romantic manipulator. And it takes a while to hit you – usually after you’ve been knocked off the emotional roller coaster you were riding, where you were clinging until the relationship ended.
The #1 Thing That Holds Back Your Healing
March 3, 2022
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You’re not always aware of it when you’re getting trapped in the sticky web of a romantic manipulator. And it takes a while to hit you – usually after you’ve been knocked off the emotional roller coaster you were riding, where you were clinging until the relationship ended.
10 Things Romantic Manipulators Say
February 11, 2022
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You’re not always aware of it when you’re getting trapped in the sticky web of a romantic manipulator. And it takes a while to hit you – usually after you’ve been knocked off the emotional roller coaster you were riding, where you were clinging until the relationship ended.
Covert Avoidance: Are You Hiding From Your Own Life?
January 11, 2022
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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
Don’t Let MEAN People Trigger Dysregulation and Procrastination
December 28, 2021
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You may have been told that you needed to “get in touch” with your anger to heal from childhood trauma. For some people, there is probably something freeing about that — for a while anyway.
CPTSD: Five Emotional Reactions That Push Friends Away
November 19, 2021
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Through no fault of their own, people with Childhood PTSD sometimes have overly strong emotional reactions: Something hurts your feelings, and you overreact. If you
How Childhood Trauma Leads to LONELINESS
July 13, 2021
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Childhood PTSD is, in its essence, an injury to our ability to connect with other people. You may have sensed the injury, but you likely