Shame and the Inner-Critic
Shame is a natural human emotion. We are born with the knowledge that our lives depend on being accepted by our tribe, family, or community.
Attachment and Relationships
Attachment is an umbrella term. When we talk about attachment we talk about secure and insecure attachment.
Your Behavior is an Attempt at Regulating your Nervous System
In a house where there is no support, protection, or comfort, children have to rely upon the limited resources of their bodies to manage overwhelming circumstances and difficult feelings.
Childhood trauma
In complex trauma, the child makes the assumption that mom and dad can’t respond to their needs because “I am bad” or “something is wrong with me.”
Why do we focus on the negative?
We are designed to learn better from to bad experiences than the good ones.
Emotional self-care
Emotional self-care is caring for your emotional needs by identifying what it is you are feeling and then moving forward in a way that honors yourself and those emotions.