Childhood Emotional Neglect

6 Signs Your Brain and Gut are Disconnected: How to Reconnect Them

Sometimes it seems like every hour of every single day I encounter someone who is not listening to their gut.
Why am I able to see this? Because as a psychologist and specialist in Childhood Emotional Neglect, I know exactly what...

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4 Ways Childhood Emotional Neglect Can Take a Toll on Your Physical Health

In recent years, medical and psychological journals have been exploding with studies showing the close relationship between our bodies and our minds.
Study after study shows that the way we think and feel each day has a powerful effect on our...

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The Silent Void That Blocks You From Your Emotionally Neglected Spouse

As a psychologist who specializes in both couples therapy and Childhood Emotional Neglect or CEN, I work with many couples in which one or both of the partners grew up in families that did not pay attention to the feelings of its members.

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5 Reasons You Compare Yourself to Others. And How to Stop It

“A child who is not seen truly and deeply by her parents does not learn to see herself truly and deeply.”

Thousands of people stand at the starting line waiting for the race to begin. Performing some last-minute stretches,...

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The Difference Between Self-Esteem, Self-Worth, Self-Confidence and Self-Knowledge

I have noticed that there is a great deal of confusion between the four common struggles listed in the title. Sometimes folks ask me if they are all the same.
The differences can be subtle and there can be overlap, yes....

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Can Childhood Emotional Neglect Make You Passive-Aggressive?

“Lingering, bottled-up anger never reveals the 'true colors' of an individual. It, on the contrary, becomes all mixed up, rotten, confused, forms a highly combustible, chemical compound, then explodes as something foreign, something very different, than one's natural self.”
― Criss Jami, Healology

“Passive aggressive behavior is counterproductive....

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4 Effective Strategies To Take Control of a Strong Emotion

Anger
Dread
Anxiety
Hurt
Loss
Longing
Sadness

These are only a few of the feelings that have a special ability to grow very intense, virtually incapacitating you.

Whether you wake up in the morning feeling it, lie awake unable to fall asleep because of it, can’t make a decision due...

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20 Things People With Childhood Emotional Neglect Often Say

Childhood Emotional Neglect is an ordinary, unremarkable experience that happens in legions of homes, to legions of children, every single day. Many such homes are loving and caring in every other way.
It is also a powerful, painful process that...

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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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