The larger your core wound is, the more you struggle to connect with your inner Center orTrue Nature(which we could refer to as “Soul Loss“). Sometimes, the unhealed core wound is passed onto the people around you (like a virus) – especially children, who are the most susceptible and...
There are no road maps to trauma. No GPS or Waze apps can get us from point A to B. What I did discover during my three-plus years of work with my incredibly wise, informed, compassionate, insightful, and funny therapist in the trauma work we did each week was that there are alarms...
Learn how to fix an anxious attachment style by acknowledging ways to soothe rather than “fix” these patterns and explore insecure vs. secure attachment.
betrayal trauma “calls us to the action of surrendering to the reality of disbelief while grappling with the inability to accept the loss that dictates the tides of the betrayal.”
“wild and precious life”—to borrow from poet Mary Oliver. It was both an embodied and soulful experience to dwell in grief. To hold in my body and spirit the importance of Dad’s memory. I grabbed handfuls of his ashes and sand and flung them into the air. Releasing. Weeping....
When a teen has underlying trauma and attachment wounds, or has suffered an intense loss, they may hold on to tangible objects that have meaning to them—even if those things seem like trash or clutter to others. Is a Messy Room a Sign of Depression? According to Mental Health America,...
When this happens, as it does during prolonged periods of emotional stress, the rate at which the brain produces new neurons (neurogenesis) slows right down, ultimately making people vulnerable to anxiety, depression, cognitive impairment, memory loss, reduced immunity, loss of vitality, reduced ...
there’s a history of serious emotional trauma, leading people to try to fix emotional pain with physical possessions. Unfortunately, this doesn’t work and often creates more problems. In your case, you have to go out to eat, can’t have people over, can’t find your bills and so on...
From my 20+ year marriage and ten years as a relationship coach trained in complex trauma, I’ve learned that most people have inner work to do to unwind their early relationship traumas and the dysfunctional survival strategies that sprung from them. ...
What does it mean to be mentally broken? What does it mean if a person is broken? How do you tell if a woman is damaged? How can I bring my life back? Why do I feel broken hearted? How do you fix a mentally broken person?