People-pleasing is often described as an ingrained habit of putting others’ needs and desires above one’s own, a tendency to seek validation by making others happy, often at a personal cost. For many individuals, this…
Never feeling good enough is a deeply ingrained emotional experience that many individuals wrestle with throughout their lives. This feeling often stems from early life experiences, particularly childhood emotional neglect. To fully understand this connection,…
Childhood is a formative period that shapes who we are as adults. For many, it is a time of learning, nurturing, and love. However, for individuals who experienced childhood emotional neglect, this critical developmental stage…
Low self-worth can be a hole that is hard to pull yourself out of, especially when the origins of it started in childhood. Sometimes it can be hard to find the way out. Fortunately, for…
Childhood emotional neglect has many consequences that leave you with struggles long into adulthood. One of the areas that can be affected is your ability to form close relationships, including that with God. This doesn’t…
Safety messages are important to help us cope in a world that often seems dangerous. Safety messages are important to helping overcome a number of conditions like PTSD, anxiety, and chronic pain. What are Safety…
Self-compassion can be a powerful tool that can help you cope with trauma, chronic pain and other conditions. Although it can be helpful, it can be a struggle for some people, like those with childhood…
I have strived to write this blog post from a biblical perspective as part of a series on Spiritual Abuse supporting my Christian Therapy practice. Unfortunately, people with abusive parents often face additional spiritual abuse…
People with complex PTSD and histories of emotional neglect often find Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (CBT) triggering. When they are trying to heal, they are faced with something that is supposed to be healing that is…
Emotional neglect can leave you feeling incompetent and unworthy. Still, there are promises in your Christian Faith that can heal the wounds of emotional neglect. You may struggle to feel the blessings in God’s promises,…
