Healing The Past: recovering from childhood trauma Often what brings the individuals I work with to therapy is the residue of childhood trauma: anxiety, depression, chronic tension and stress, difficulties trusting others, not feeling understood etc. What happened to you in early life—abuse, neglect, loss, instability, parents in constant conflict, and so on—can leave lasting […]
https://youtu.be/ZmtOGXreTOU?si=Neegk61kHfjY6qeh In honor of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. today, I found this speech where he suggests, “a deep belief in your own dignity, your own worth and your own somebody-ness… Don’t allow anybody to make you feel that you are nobody. Always feel that you count. Always feel that you have worth. And
While I sometimes recommend Adult Children of Emotionally Immature Parents to certain individuals I work with, there are layers of complexity—perhaps not addressed in the book—specific to the experiences of adult children of immigrants. No doubt resources are more democratized now than ever (books, videos, podcasts, social media etc) where you may have found affirming
