HOW NARCISSISTIC PARENTS WOUND THEIR CHILDREN

HOW NARCISSISTIC PARENTS WOUND THEIR CHILDREN

Narcissistic parents are not able to provide a space of safety where you cannot just survive but thrive. In this dysfunctional family system, you were wounded in the deepest places: in your spirit and their soul. Understanding and being able to process and feel the effects of what happened to you as a vulnerable child is an essential part of your healing journey.

ESSENTIAL STEPS IN PTSD RECOVERY

 ESSENTIAL STEPS IN PTSD RECOVERY

Are you feeling hopeless and stuck in PTSD? There are essential steps you can take so that your recovery process, though a time of challenge, is also a time of fruitfulness and healing. You cannot heal in isolation, but you can heal as you courageously and patiently begin to take these essential steps forward!

THE HEALING POWER OF IN PERSON NYC THERAPY

THE HEALING POWER OF IN PERSON NYC  THERAPY

In-person therapy has many benefits that online therapy cannot provide. For inner healing to begin, a foundation built on trust is needed.. For trust to be built, you must feel safe, seen, heard, and felt. This does not happen screen to screen but face to face and heart to heart in a connected relationship with yourself and your therapist walking this journey together.

FIVE WAYS SHAME FUELS DEPRESSION

FIVE  WAYS SHAME FUELS DEPRESSION

One of the roots of depression is shame and shame fuels depression. There is a battle with yourself that affects your mind and heart and needs attention and care so that healing can begin. The root of shame must be pulled up and new seeds of hope and restoration be planted and the chain of depression be broken.

HOW ABANDONMENT FEAR CAN THREATEN RELATIONSHIPS

HOW ABANDONMENT FEAR CAN  THREATEN  RELATIONSHIPS

Are you struggling with fear of abandonment issues that get in the way and interfere with your relationships? Do you feel anxious about confronting issues with your partner as you fear rejection can lead to abandonment? Do you have difficulties setting boundaries and tend to be a “pleaser” as you fear abandonment if you are authentically “you”?

EFFECTS OF TRAUMA ON ATTACHMENT STYLE

EFFECTS OF TRAUMA ON ATTACHMENT STYLE

When a baby is born and raised in an environment where the baby is nurtured and cared for emotionally and physically by a mother who is able to give and understand the babies needs the baby develops an expectation of being cared for and internalizes the relationship with the mother/caregiver and experiences that life giving bond as a part of him/herself.

FREEDOM FROM PARENTAL TRAUMA BOND

FREEDOM FROM PARENTAL TRAUMA BOND

Trauma bonds can be extremely challenging to navigate as this bonding touches our deepest wounds. The intertwining between love and fear that began when we had no defenses to protect ourselves needs time and attention to heal. As we connect the dots and give and receive the attention and care we need: we are beginning the healing process to move into freedom and come out of bondage!

IMPACT OF CHILDHOOD SHAME ON ADULTS

IMPACT OF CHILDHOOD SHAME ON ADULTS

When we have internalized shame we have a part of us that feels that we have no value and that part can become a harsh “inner critic” as we grow and develop.. Our negative beliefs about ourselves and painful emotions that we have not been able to process are then stored in our bodies. This is how our minds and bodies are created to respond to our having experienced childhood abuse, neglect, abandonment, and insecure attachment with those who were in the position to protect nurture, and love us but were not able to.