We all live with the consequences of poor parenting. However, if our childhoods were traumatic, we carry wounds from abusive ordysfunctional parenting. We may not recognize it as such. It feels familiar and normal. We may be indenialand not realize that we’ve been abused emotionally, partic...
KathiSue Summers tries to encourage parents to talk calmly, but she also tries to turn a deaf ear when the parent edges toward being abusive. "I make sure the parents understand that I am there to listen to the message -- not the inappropriate language and angry outbursts." Sometimes, b...
As children, our patients often had parents who were physically present, but the nature of their parenting was so abusive and/or neglectful that their losses are not even seen as losses at allSandra L. Bloom
Conflict between and among people is a fact of school life. Something that can be unpleasant at best but you will have to deal with conflict on an almost daily basis. As the educational leader, constituents may want to talk to you about a conflict or problem they have with someone or a ...
dynamics and sheds light on the damaging impact narcissists have on their partners and children. This is also workbook with strategies that can improve your self-esteem and help you maintain your self-respect and set boundaries in relationships with addicts, narcissists, or emotionally abusiv...
Why won't they listen?! It can be exasperating when you're trying to communicate with someone, but you know that what you are saying is "going in one ear and out the other." You might be offering advice, or giving instructions on how to complete a task, but the other person has ma...
Successful grieving means letting go of these patterns as well as letting go of the former abusive relationships, even though these relationships are also associated with a deep sense of fear and foreboding at their loss.Somatization may represent not only the effects of prolonged stress but also ...
intervention (UCDI) approach to develop the app by conducting a focus group with parents of individuals with addiction problems. Four key themes were identified during the focus group: (i) information section, (ii) self-care section, (iii) how-to: stress-reduction section, and (iv) chat ...
Parental divorce:Having your parents divorce or separate and losing the security of your family unit at a young age can cause feelings of abandonment, particularly if it means one parent is less present in your life than before.4 Loss of a loved one:A significant loss later on in life, su...
Once I couldn't bear to talk about my past even with my counsellor. Now it is much easier and it doesn't have a hold on me the way that it did. I hate to say this but the way your boyfriend has treated you is a repeat of the past. Can you talk to your parents, a friend,...