Self-esteem is one of the core concepts in regard to our self-perception, self-worth, and self-understanding. Self-esteem is something that people refer to all the time, be it a mental health…
Most people have experienced childhood neglect to one degree or another at some point during their lives. Of those, many don’t even recognize it as neglect or abuse because people…
A tragic number of children have been raised to practice self-sacrifice and self-erasure in order to meet the needs of others, mainly their primary caregivers. This is often the main…
You want to give your daughter the self-esteem you never got from your own mother. Counseling women in psychotherapy for over 30 years, I hear this one wish mothers have above…
If you prefer to read; The original trauma of being sexually abused or assaulted is horrible enough, but when your mother doesn’t believe you or protect you, you suffer a…
“My mother drives me crazy!” Is this just any daughter complaining about her mother or is it an indication that something is fundamentally wrong with the relationship? The daughter in…
In the previous article, we looked at the most common signs of controlling parenting. Here, we will expand on why controlling child-rearing style is ineffective and potentially harmful.