Childhood Emotional Neglect

The 3 Areas of Your Adult Life Most Affected by Childhood Emotional Neglect

Childhood Emotional Neglect (CEN) happens when your parents fail to respond enough to your emotions as they raise you.
What exactly happens when you grow up in a household that ignores your feelings, invalidates your feelings, and fails to...

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4 Ways Childhood Emotional Neglect Makes You Vulnerable to Workplace Bullies

Almost every workplace has a bully. And every bully automatically seeks a target.
Just as many bullies learned the art of bullying in their childhoods, most targets also learned how to be a target as as children.
How can...

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6 Common Events That Can Trigger Your Childhood Emotional Neglect

Childhood Emotional Neglect (CEN): Happens when parents fail to notice and respond enough to your feelings and emotional needs as they raise you.
Growing up with your emotional needs unmet takes a remarkable toll on a child. Children sense...

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Escape, Dodge, Minimize: The Things People Do With Their Feelings

Escape — Candace
As Candace walks through the door, finally arriving home from a long and very stressful day at work, she is looking forward to the big, warm hug her husband Thomas always gives her in greeting. But as she...

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3 Reasons You Should Never Use the D-Word With Your Child of Any Age

No matter who you are, no matter where you go, no matter what happens or how old or young your children are, please never, ever use the D-word with them.
You may think I’m talking about “divorce,” but I am not...

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A Day in the Life of an Emotionally Neglected Child

The Emotionally Neglected Child

Connor, Age 6
It is 7:00 in the morning and 6-year-old Connor is getting ready for his very first day of first grade after a long, fun summer. As he struggles to...

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5 Ways Childhood Emotional Neglect Sets You Up For Boundary Issues

7-year-old Alex feels certain that his teacher does not like him. A bright, active, and sensitive second grader, Alex has been spoken to sharply several times in the last couple of months. Each time his teacher asks him to sit down in...

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Use This 4 Step Technique to Decide if You Can Trust Your Feelings or Not

Whether you realize it or not, every minute of every day, you are experiencing feelings.
Whether it’s a burst of frustration when you realize you forgot your keys, a second of peaceful calm as you recall your day at the beach...

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5 Helpful Guidelines For Talking About Childhood Emotional Neglect With Your Spouse

When you bring up Childhood Emotional Neglect to your partner, it’s the opposite of rejection. Instead, it’s an invitation to come closer.

Right now, today, all across the world, thousands upon thousands of couples are struggling with a problem that they...

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Struggle With Self-Discipline? Do This Simple Exercise Every Single Day

Many, many people struggle with self-discipline in many, many different ways and for many, many different reasons.
Do you struggle with:
Poor eating habits?
Overdrinking?
Overspending?
Getting yourself to exercise?
Wasting time?
Keeping a...

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