Childhood emotional neglect is most often experienced as a lack of care, concern, or response to your feelings as a child. It can feel as though your parents didn’t notice you had feelings, didn’t take the time to acknowledge them or even shamed you for having them.
This article and accompanying video is an analysis of the happenings that took place in the Netflix docu-series Bad Vegan - Fame. Fraud. Fugitives. In this article, I will be discussing what created the attraction between the ‘meat suit’. Otherwise known as Anthony...
Think about a limiting belief you have right now. What is it? “I'm not attractive,” “I'm not smart,” “I'm not thin enough,” “I don't make enough money,” whatever it may be. Do you notice when you think about that limiting belief that the feeling is very negative? It...
The experience of being raised by a narcissistic parent is just devastating. The consequences and effects last a lifetime. It is devastating to be left with feelings of emptiness – or filled with confusion and sadness, or the sense that we’re unlovable by those who are supposed to be our greatest protectors.
Childhood emotional neglect can show up in your life in 15 ways. Contrary to belief, we may think some signs are "proof" that we didn't experience childhood emotional neglect, when in fact, they are proof that we did. What creates emotional neglect? When a parent...
Let me begin with a part of my personal story as a clinician. I have been a clinician in the counseling field for a little over 40 years. In my practice, I have always worked with individuals with more complex issues, usually relating to emotional, physical, and...
Have you always been curious about whether a narcissistic parent raised you? In today's article, we will look at the characteristics of a narcissistic parent and how being raised by a narcissistic parent translates into adult life. We'll also look at what you can do...
The inability to manifest our dreams or activate the law of attraction is trauma. It’s always trauma. Specifically, childhood developmental trauma is in our way. What research shows The groundbreaking Adverse Childhood Experiences study shows that at least 70% of us...
I was reading in the preface of Sebern Fisher's book Neurofeedback and the Treatment of Developmental Trauma: Calming the Fear Driven Brain comments made by her friend and mentor Bessel A. Van der Kolk, MD. Just a little background on me and Dr. Van der Kolk. I have...
Welcome back! Today we're talking about self-sabotage: what creates it and how to get out of the cycle. The first place we need to start is: what creates it? What makes the need and desire to self-sabotage is: we were told directly or indirectly that we had no worth...
Hello and welcome back! Today I’m talking about how to heal the pain from our past – I’ll be laying out the entire process. Before I get started, I want to disclaim: there are a ton of modalities out there. They’re all great, and they all work yoga, acupuncture,...
Welcome back! Today we are talking about enmeshment: what is it? It’s not something most people are aware of – perhaps you’ve never even heard the term. So let’s dive right into it. Enmeshment is a parenting style that’s mischaracterized as loving and loyal – in...
In this article, I'm talking about the signs and characteristics of enmeshment. I've spoken about what it is (because many people are unaware), breaking down the differences between enmeshment and codependence in previous articles and videos. I encourage you to check...
The short answer that the experts won't tell you: It is a response to unhealed trauma. If you claim you have a lot of energy and get it out by bouncing your leg, you aren’t entirely wrong. But this “energy” is likely a form of PTSD. That bouncing is stored trauma we...