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How to Heal from a Toxic Relationship with Your Mother

By Irina 2 Comments

The Ultimate Guide for Daughters

“Sure, Mom… me too. See you soon.” 

Sigh…

You hang up the phone and a tsunami of anxiety sweeps over you. 

You look around, and the cosy kitchen feels suddenly distant and unreal, as if you’re looking through a dirty glass. So does your hand, still clutching the phone – is it even your hand?  

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Filed Under: Abuse, Dysfunctional mothers an their daughters, Dysfunctional mothers and daughters relationship, Emotional Trauma, Family Tagged With: Abusive mother, Adult children, Anxiety, Childhood trauma, Developmental trauma, emotional abuse, Family, Happiness, Healing childhood trauma, Healing from developmental trauma, Inspirational, Joy, Life lessons, Motivational, Personal growth, Relationships, Self-care, Self-growth, Self-help, Toxic mothers

Dementia: An Unexpected Gift Of Love

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Light isn't lost forever“Nobody’s perfect. We’re all just one step up from the beasts and one step down from the angels.” ― Jeanette Walls

Do you believe a person can change? [Read more…]

Filed Under: Forgiveness, Love Tagged With: Abusive mother, Adult children, Childhood trauma, Developmental trauma, emotional abuse, Family, Healing childhood wounds, Healing from developmental trauma, Insights, Life lessons, Love, Self-improvement, Spiritual

Is There Meaning in Suffering? Angels and Demons of Forgiveness

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Meaning of sufferingMy very first guest post is published on Purpose Fairy!

Hate and love. Deepest secrets of the Universe and a human brain. Stories we make about ourselves, and stories we tell.

Nothing seems to be permanent. Everything’s changing like waters in Flensburg fjord–from light to darkness through the shades of grey, and back again. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Forgiveness Tagged With: Abusive mother, Adult children, Communication, Dementia, Healing childhood trauma, Healing from developmental trauma, Inspirational, Life lessons, Love, Personal growth, recovery from childhood emotional abuse, Self-growth, Self-improvement, Spiritual, Storytelling, Toxic mothers

Why Should You Trust Your Gut Feeling?

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Intuition, Gut feelingDo you trust your gut?

Intuition is another name for the feeling we describe as a slight stomach ache or a swirl of energy in a belly. It can also feel like soft prickles or velvety butterflies under your solar plexus.

What is your gut feeling like? [Read more…]

Filed Under: Gut feeling, Intuition Tagged With: Adult children, Brain, Developmental trauma, emotional abuse, Gut-feeling, Happiness, Healing childhood trauma, Healing from developmental trauma, Intuition, Self-care, Self-help, Self-love, Trauma recovery

Depersonalization: A Friend In the Guise of an Enemy

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Complex Trauma and Depersonalization/Derealization

Have you ever been daydreaming?

In the middle of a redundant office meeting? Driving home on “autopilot” or while cooking a family dinner?

I bet you have.

Nearly everyone has this kind of experience at least ones in a lifetime.

But what if you find yourself stuck in a dream world unable to escape? [Read more…]

Filed Under: Depersonalization Tagged With: Adult children, Anxiety, Childhood trauma, DDD, Depersonalisation, Derealization, DPDR, emotional abuse, Healing childhood trauma, Healing childhood wounds, Healing from developmental trauma, Self-care

Scary Facts About Complex Trauma to Be Aware Of

By Irina 6 Comments

Complex TraumaTraumatic experiences are often lost in time and concealed by shame, secrecy, and social taboo. – Vincent J. Felitti, MD

Exhausted, you fall in bed.

You stretch your aching body under the sheets and close your eyes. Waiting for relief…

But your mind won’t hush.

Thoughts, replays of conversations—real and imagined—start running through your head like a circus carousel.

A never-ending dialog with yourself. And your mom. [Read more…]

Filed Under: C-PTSD, Complex trauma Tagged With: Abusive mother, Adult children, Anxiety, Childhood trauma, Developmental trauma, emotional abuse, Family, Healing childhood trauma, Healing childhood wounds, Healing from developmental trauma, Health, Inspirational, Life lessons, Mindset, Personal growth, recovery from childhood emotional abuse, Recovery from emotional abuse, Self-care, Toxic mothers, toxic people

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