Dissociation

Avoidant attachment develops when caregivers are emotionally distant, unavailable/absent, or neglectful. These caregivers are often emotionally misattuned to their children and may be cold, distant, critical or highly focused on achievement. These caregivers do not tolerate emotional expression and expect their child to be independent…

   Boundaries don’t fail. We can fail to share our boundaries. We can fail in following through on enforcing our boundaries. But when someone doesn’t like or respect our boundaries doesn’t mean they’ve failed. Just because you feel uncomfortable when setting a boundary or uncomfortable…

June is national PTSD Awareness month.  For many, the concept of PTSD is linked to military service. The reality however, is that this disorder can affect anyone.  In the US, approximately 6.8% of adults will experience PTSD in their lifetimes, with women twice as likely…

Anxious attachment develops when the caregiver is loving but inconsistent and unpredictable. This can happen if the caregiver has serious mental health or substance abuse issue, when they expect their child to meet their needs, or when the caregiver is overly-intrusive or discourage a child’s…

Owning who you are is power. If you can learn to own every part of you, the light and the dark, that is power. If you can learn to own who you are then it cannot be used against you (emotionally). The powers that be,…

Microaggressions contribute to chronic stress/distress A common misperception is that microaggressions are small or insignificant in impact. While this may be understandable given the terms start with micro, it’s also a defensive reaction driven by our own desires to disavow any harm we may have…