Is It Love… Or Is It LIMERENCE?
September 22, 2023
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If you have strong romantic feelings for someone who is unavailable (or just not into you), and you find it almost impossible to stop thinking
Category: Relationships with Others
You Long For A Great and Real Love Because You Are Meant to Have It
October 26, 2022
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So many people who were traumatized as children are haunted by a harsh, empty, loveless feeling – the sense that something HUGE is missing from
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
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
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.Â
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.Â
What Happens to CPTSD When You Rush Into Relationships
April 18, 2021
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It is sadly very common that people who grew up neglected and abused by their parents end up either alone or cycling through one life-damaging
New Age Myths That Keep You Single
February 16, 2021
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Unfortunately it can be very easy to take advantage of people who were traumatized as kids, and make them THINK that some uncomfortable or painful
CPTSD Confusion: How to Get Clarity in All Your Relationships (Resilience Series)
December 4, 2019
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One of the the most common, painful adult manifestations of Childhood PTSD is difficulty perceiving reality accurately, especially around the meaning of interactions we have
CPTSD: How to Keep Your Brain and Emotions Regulated in a Relationship
August 15, 2019
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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