Childhood Emotional Neglect

How to Stop Attacking Yourself For Your Misteaks

Bud
“I’m such a freakin’ moron,” Bud muttered under his breath. He had just made a wrong turn, and now he was going to be late meeting his friends.
Bonnie
“How can I explain this to everyone so I don’t look...

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Has “Childhood Emotional Neglect” Become A Household Term?

The "What"

Way back in 2008, I began to notice a distinct pattern of vague struggles among the patients in my psychology practice. I knew that I was seeing something important, but I had no idea what...

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Turn The Power of Your Childhood Emotional Neglect in Your Favor

Emotional Neglect, even in its most subtle, invisible, unmemorable form, is powerful in the life of a child.
Then, Emotional Neglect continues to stick with you, maintaining its power in your life once you grow into an adult.
Childhood Emotional...

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15 Benefits of Healing Your Childhood Emotional Neglect

Becoming aware of the silent role of Childhood Emotional Neglect (CEN) in your adult life is no small thing. It’s true.
Once you know it, you cannot go back. You now know what you know, and like the cake that cannot...

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Childhood Emotional Neglect Took Your Voice Away: How to Take it Back

In my work as a psychologist, I have discovered a most amazing thing. Scores of people had something vital robbed from them in childhood. And very, very few of them even know it’s missing.
It’s their voice.
Not literally, of...

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Raised By Struggling Parents: The Invisible Child

Some people were raised by narcissists, and some were raised by addicts. Some were raised by parents who were emotionally immature, and others were raised by workaholics.
As a psychologist, I, along with virtually all of the other therapists, have seen...

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Common Feelings of a Parent Who Grew Up With Childhood Emotional Neglect

Every CEN parent was once a CEN child.
I have noticed that we adults like to think of ourselves as self-made. It’s natural to believe that you are the way you are because of your own choices,...

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What the Process of Recovery From Childhood Emotional Neglect Really Feels Like

Every day I receive emails and comments from people who are in the process of healing their Childhood Emotional Neglect or CEN. Some have read my books, others have watched my videos or taken my online CEN recovery program.
I began...

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6 Things Adults With Childhood Emotional Neglect Need to be Happy

Funny thing about people who grow up with Childhood Emotional Neglect (CEN): they go through their entire adult lives with a set of requirements for happiness in their minds. But sadly, those requirements end up keeping them from being happy.
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4 Cognitive Distortions Caused By Childhood Emotional Neglect

Cassie sits with her two friends at their favorite coffee shop. She is listening to her friends heatedly discuss their views about the political situation in the
As Cassie listens, she feels 3 things. First, she feels impressed at...

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