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Concise writing on trauma, the nervous system, relationships, and integration, organized by topic so you can find what fits.
Trauma & emotional neglect
Complex trauma, childhood emotional neglect, and developmental bracing.
Somatic therapy for childhood emotional neglect, why CEN requires a different approach
Updated: Jun 30
What actually happens in a somatic therapy session for complex trauma
Most people coming to somatic therapy for the first time don't quite know what to expect. They've heard it's different from talk therapy, but the specifics are vague. What will they actually be asked…
If you need a somatic therapist in Ontario for childhood trauma, what to actually look for
Updated: Jun 30
Body-based alternatives to talk therapy for childhood emotional neglect
Updated: Jun 30
Somatic therapy vs talk therapy, what actually works better for complex trauma recovery
Updated: Jun 30
Why talk therapy alone often isn't enough for complex trauma
Updated: Jun 30
What somatic therapy actually is, and why it reaches complex trauma differently than talk therapy
Updated: Jun 30
Healing developmental trauma, what's actually possible
Updated: Jun 30
What the body holds in developmental trauma
Updated: Jun 30
Why developmental trauma is often invisible
Updated: Jun 25
How shame shows up in developmental trauma
Updated: Jun 25
What developmental trauma actually is
Updated: Jun 30
What NARM therapy is and how it addresses developmental trauma
Updated: Jun 30
How to know if you're high-functioning and traumatized
Updated: Jun 30
How therapy helps with childhood emotional neglect
Updated: Jun 30
Is childhood emotional neglect the same as trauma?
Updated: Jun 30
Emotional numbness in adults, what it is and where it comes from
Updated: Jun 30
Why you can't accept support even when you want it
Updated: Jun 30
Overdeveloped independence and why it's not the strength it looks like
Updated: Jun 30
Always being the responsible one, what that does to you
Updated: Jun 30
Why it's hard to express emotions when you grew up in an emotionally neglectful home
Updated: Jun 30
Why you feel like your needs don't matter
Updated: Jun 30
What childhood emotional neglect actually is and why it's so hard to recognize
Updated: Jun 30
Am I Traumatized or Just Too Sensitive? | Mariya Garnet
Updated: Jun 30
What is NARM therapy and how does it work for complex trauma?
Updated: Jun 30
How long does somatic therapy take for complex trauma?
Updated: Jun 30
What does complex trauma actually feel like in the body?
Updated: Jun 30
Can childhood emotional neglect cause the same symptoms as complex trauma?
Updated: Jun 30
Somatic therapy vs EMDR for complex trauma, what's the difference?
Updated: Jun 30
What Is Childhood Emotional Neglect and Why Does It Still Affect You?
You probably wouldn't say you had a traumatic childhood. Nothing dramatic happened. Nobody hit you. You had a roof and food and maybe even a family that looked perfectly fine from the outside. And…
Outgrowing Survival Mode: When Your Body Says “Enough”
For many people, survival mode doesn’t begin with a dramatic event. It often begins quietly, almost invisibly, in childhood homes where emotions were unpredictable or ignored. A seven-year-old…
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