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How to Keep Calm in the Middle of the Pandemic Crisis

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“Nothing in life is to be feared, it is only to be understood. Now is the time to understand more, so that we may fear less.” — Marie Curie

We’re living in a rapidly changing world.

How to keep calm under stress
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Filed Under: Anxiety Tagged With: Anxiety, Callenge, Coping with anxiety, Coronavirus, Covid-19, Daughters of narcissistic mothers, Healing childhood trauma, Pandemic

How to Heal from a Toxic Relationship with Your Mother

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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

How to Remain Calm and Present When Facing a Painful Challenge (And Get Through It)

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Overcoming a challengeHave you ever had to do something so unpleasant that the thought alone would send your anxiety through the roof?

The very idea of doing it has the power to set your skin on fire, deprive you of sleep, and highjack your thoughts. Your heart jumps frantically as if it wants to break out of your body and hide somewhere safe. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Challenge Tagged With: Abusive mother, Anxiety, Being strong, Challenge, DDD, Depersonalization, Derealization, Dissociation, DPDR, Emotional support, Family, Healing from developmental trauma, Inspirational, Life lessons, Mental health, Mindset, Motivational, Personal development, Personal growth, Self-care, Self-compassion, Self-help, Self-love, Toxic mothers

Why You Should Care About Polyvagal Theory

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Polyvagal theory Dr. Stephen PorgesDo you like watching National Geographic?

Then you have seen animals playing dead in order to stay alive.

They drop down and freeze until the danger is over. Not the usual fight or flight reaction, wouldn’t you say?

I’ve seen it in a real life, and here’s the story. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Polyvagal theory Tagged With: Anxiety, Brain, Childhood trauma, Education, emotional abuse, Healing from developmental trauma, Health, Insights, Neuroscience, Polyvagal theory, recovery from childhood emotional abuse, Self-awareness, Stephen Porges, Vagus

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

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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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