If you follow me online you know I teach that Childhood PTSD is, at it’s root, a brain injury, and that therefore, resilience begins with healing
Note: This article is a transcript of a video excerpted from my online course Dysregulation Bootcamp. Brain and emotional dysregulation are common in adults who
In this article and the next several articles (and the corresponding videos) I’ll be talking about one of the biggest, most common adult symptoms of
For many of us who grew up with abuse or neglect during childhood, there’s this steep learning curve around PERCEPTION — and by that I
There has been an explosion of interest in narcissism these last few years, and specifically, in the negative effects narcissists have on the people in
One of the great things about writing about early trauma, is that I learn from all of you what’s working for you — and what’s
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
One of the messages that’s been drilled into us by popular culture is that “you have to love yourself before you can love someone else.”
Most people are familiar with PTSD flashbacks — the kind we associate with combat veterans who are haunted by a war memory. With Chronic PTSD
