When looking for signs of childhood abuse, for many people, thoughts of a parent physically hurting or neglecting their child might come to mind. Physical harm is an important facet of child abuse to recognize. There is another type of abuse that’s covert and often...
The term emotionally immature parent has become a popular topic of conversation recently. Though you can find and endless amount of social media posts about emotionally immature parents, the popularization of emotionally immature...
The topic of emotionally immature parents is an important one that is densely layered with nuance, generational pain and trauma, and logical defense mechanisms. This article is for the parents whose children have called them emotionally immature, made the decision to...
Mental health conditions such as depression, anxiety, and suicidality amongst young people has been increasing in recent years and causing major concern for mental health professionals. While increase in mental illness is a scary...
As children, we need consistency, security, safety, and healthy modeling of emotions to make sense of our internal experiences and emotional needs. Sadly, not all of us get to have those essential needs met and as a result, we start to be out of touch with our own...
What is EMDR Therapy? How Can It Help Heal From Trauma? Eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR), was developed by psychologist Francine Shapiro and is an evidence-based trauma recovery model that’s often used in individual therapy to help treat symptoms...
Rejection sensitive dysphoria (RSD) is a social phobia involving a fear of rejection. People diagnosed with attention-deficit hyperactive disorder (ADHD) often express RSD. People living with other emotional disorders like Social Anxiety Disorder experience RSD as...
Have you ever heard the phrase, "live in the moment"? Turns out, it's an impossible task. See, we can consciously perceive each moment as we become aware of it. But in reality our brain uses neuroception to make snap decisions up to ten seconds before we've even...
Humans are social creatures by nature. Most people, even those who identify as more introverted or shy, benefit from authentic and genuine social connections whether those connections come from family, romantic relationships, peers/co-workers, or meaningful...