Is Childhood Emotional Neglect Weighing on Your Relationship?
Millions of couples are walking the earth, held apart by a force that they cannot see.
“We never fight,” they say proudly to friends. Or they fight to no avail, and end up sweeping their conflicts under the rug.
“We never fight,” they say proudly to friends. Or they fight to no avail, and end up sweeping their conflicts under the rug.
3 Signs You Have Emotionally Neglectful Parents
Wendy drove away from her parents’ house feeling drained. Her two children were fighting in the backseat, but she barely noticed. She was preoccupied. In her head she was going over and over what just happened, trying to make sense of it.
The Unseen Root of Many Disorders: Childhood Emotional Neglect
Psychology, psychiatry, genetics. Neurology, insight, analysis.
For years, I worked as a psychologist, diligently using each and every one of these tools to understand why my clients were depressed, anxious, personality disordered, or suicidal.
And generally, it worked...
For years, I worked as a psychologist, diligently using each and every one of these tools to understand why my clients were depressed, anxious, personality disordered, or suicidal.
And generally, it worked...
Can Good People Be Bad Parents?
To begin, meet Edward and Libby.
Edward the Child: Edward grew up in an abusive family. His alcoholic mother was mean, angry and physically abusive or threatening half the time, and ignored him the rest. Edward’s father loved his children. He...
Edward the Child: Edward grew up in an abusive family. His alcoholic mother was mean, angry and physically abusive or threatening half the time, and ignored him the rest. Edward’s father loved his children. He...
Are You an Emotion Avoider?
What do a joker, a fidgeter, and an over-talker have in common?
The Joker
Lance’s girlfriend Cathy is trying to tell him that she’s feeling lonely in their relationship. “How can you feel lonely? I’m right here standing next...
Are You Hungry or Empty? How To Know The Difference
Do you have food issues? The hard reality is that most people struggle with their eating habits in some way.
Lets face it. We are surrounded by food options, and inundated by offers of food, often in overlarge portions, every day,...
Lets face it. We are surrounded by food options, and inundated by offers of food, often in overlarge portions, every day,...
How Should I Act? What Should I Say? How Should I Be?
Stephanie
Stephanie and her boyfriend Zach had decided it was time for her to meet his college friends. Zach had told her so many stories about them since they met 6 months ago that she almost felt that she knew them already.
Getting ready at...
Stephanie and her boyfriend Zach had decided it was time for her to meet his college friends. Zach had told her so many stories about them since they met 6 months ago that she almost felt that she knew them already.
Getting ready at...
The 3 Stages of Relationships and Childhood Emotional Neglect
First, you meet someone. You spend some time getting to know each other, and you watch to see if you are compatible. If all goes well, you fall in love.
And then what?
A surprising aspect of relationships that...
And then what?
A surprising aspect of relationships that...
How Childhood Emotional Neglect Affects Your Adult Work Life
Barry is good at his job as the manager of a department store, so he continues to do it year after year. But in the back of his mind, he wonders how he ended up here.
Sharon received the Most Dedicated...
Sharon received the Most Dedicated...
7 Signs You Grew Up With Childhood Emotional Neglect
Childhood Emotional Neglect is both simple in its definition, and powerful in its effects. It happens when your parents fail to respond enough to your emotional needs while they’re raising you.
Emotional Neglect is an invisible, unmemorable childhood experience. Yet...
Emotional Neglect is an invisible, unmemorable childhood experience. Yet...
