Childhood Emotional Neglect

20 Small But Substantial Ways You Can Use Covid-19 Isolation to Emotionally Grow

Has anyone else been thinking lately about the endless ways that life can challenge us? Because I sure have. Whatever negative events you may have imagined happening in your future, the coronavirus pandemic was probably not one of them.
It seems...

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5 Emotional Precautions to Take During the Coronavirus Pandemic

Obsessed with the coronavirus? I know you are because we all are.
We become obsessed with things that are out of our control. It’s because our brains must work overtime to process the incredible changes we are experiencing.

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6 Ways Childhood Emotional Neglect Can Affect Siblings Completely Differently

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26-year-old Michelle sits at the table at her parents’ house for a family dinner. Looking around at her siblings she thinks about how different she is from all of them. Right now, two are laughing and talking with each other...

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Thoughtful Readers’ Comments on Childhood Emotional Neglect

On July 19, 2014, the Childhood Emotional Neglect Page was launched here on On August 7, 2014, I posted the second blog on my new Page. It was called: Take the Childhood Emotional Neglect Test.
That blog was, by far,...

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Is Your Guilt Blocking You From Healing Your Childhood Emotional Neglect?

Amy is exhausted. She works 60 hours a week because her boss keeps giving her more responsibilities and more people to manage. She finds herself running errands for her mom during her lunch hour, and was elected president of the local...

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How Healing Your Childhood Emotional Neglect Makes You More Emotionally Intelligent

Having a high IQ sets you up for success in life, right?
Wrong!
Over the last decade, research has shown that there’s a kind of intelligence that’s more important than the Intelligence Quotient traditionally measured by IQ tests. People who...

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The Common, Everyday Thing People With Childhood Emotional Neglect Hide Behind

Nina
Nina sits across from me in my therapy office describing an incident that happened the day before at her parents’ house. She had tried to tell her parents that she was struggling in graduate school and could, if she does...

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A Surprising Emotion People With Childhood Emotional Neglect Often Feel

If you already know something about Childhood Emotional Neglect or CEN and how it affects adults you may expect this article to be about guilt or shame. And indeed, despite having their feelings virtually walled off and inaccessible, most CEN people are...

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5 Things Sociopathic Parents Hide Behind

A surprising fact that most people find difficult to believe: sociopaths are everywhere.
They can be found in places you would never expect, and doing things you would never imagine. They are our grandparents, siblings, and friends. And, perhaps most...

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5 Emotional Challenges of Valentine’s Day and How to Overcome Them

Is Valentine’s Day just one giant commercial created by the card companies? Actually, no, it is not. It’s a holiday that is rooted in ancient history. Valentine’s Day is thought to originate from the ancient Roman festival of Lupercalia that was held...

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