What It Means To Nurture Yourself
Nurture: Care for and encourage the growth and development of, and: Protect; guard; keep from risk Provide for; look after Cherish Love Hold dear; to be fond of Treasure; regard as precious; value highly...
Category: Recovery Techniques
The Trauma-Driven Choice To Be Obese
For millions of us the subconscious choice to be obese was a childhood trauma adaptation, implemented—unconsciously—as a way to feel safe in our body. We chose that self-protective method as a way to make...
Cravings, Chemistry & Chronic Traumatic Stress—A Recipe for Addiction
Roller coasters are fun! First you slowly chug up, up, up and then whoooosh—down you fly at breakneck speed, screaming your fool head off. After about three to five minutes you are asked to...
WHAT ARE WE MISSING?
Haven’t you always known that, as a child, you deserved love, tenderness, attention and encouragement? We were beautiful, loving, trusting, innocent children that wanted nothing more than to be loved, cherished and significant to...
What Normal Isn’t
The feeling that was most pervasive for us as children, and the one that is most insidious to us as adults with post childhood trauma symptoms, is that we are somehow all ALONE. We...
Was There a Crazymaker in Your Childhood?
As a survivor of chronic childhood trauma you grew up justifying the behavior of the crazymakers in your home — to yourself — in order to cope mentally and emotionally. That ongoing survival technique...
Immovable Boundaries-Gatekeepers to Your Mental and Emotional Well-Being
Immovable boundaries are the Gatekeepers to your mental and emotional well-being. Today you’re going to find out just how that works. Life is going to get a whole lot better for you—starting right now....
Seven Ways To Like Yourself More
In recovering from childhood trauma your overarching goal is to love yourself more each day. Show yourself that love by the things you do for yourself, by the way you nurture and care for...
Explosive Emotional Triggers Fade Away Using EFT
Emotional Freedom Technique (EFT) provides anyone, anywhere access to relief from emotional distress within a matter of minutes. EFT has wide-spread professional acceptance as an evidence-based technique to treat phobias, anxiety, PTSD, depression and many...
EMDR Heals Childhood Trauma for Millions
EMDR – Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing This is the third post in the series Dismantling The Trauma That Haunts You. If you intend to embark on recovering from the effects of your childhood trauma EMDR...
