Childhood wounds can impact a person’s emotional, psychological, and social well-being and manifest in various ways. Some common effects of childhood wounds include low self-esteem, difficulty forming and maintaining relationships, anxiety, depression, anger, and other mental health issues.
Category: Shadow Side
The healing process isn’t always pretty. With every light that is cast, there are shadows. But it can also be said for the opposite, with every shadow there must be light to cause it. As Gods and Goddesses in the flesh, it is our duty to show up fully exactly as we are. This includes everything that isn’t the prettiest part of us. After all, this is who we are. Two sides of a coin. Both the illuminated and dark side of the moon.
Healing Childhood Wounds: Overprotection
The overprotection childhood wound is a type of psychological trauma resulting from an upbringing in which a child is excessively sheltered or protected from the world’s challenges…
Healing Childhood Wounds: Neglect
Neglect childhood wound refers to the emotional, physical, or psychological neglect a child experiences from their caregivers or parents.
Healing Emotional Wounds from Childhood
Emotional invalidation can take various forms, such as denying, minimizing, ignoring, or ridiculing a child’s emotional experiences or needs. As a result, the child may learn to doubt or dismiss their own emotions…
Healing Childhood Wounds: Enmeshment
The enmeshment childhood wound occurs when a child does not have clear and healthy boundaries with their caregivers, leading to a blurring of their own identity with that of their family.
Healing Childhood Wounds: Rejection
Individuals who have experienced rejection in childhood may develop low self-esteem, difficulty trusting others, and fear of abandonment.
The Abandonment Childhood Wound
The abandonment childhood wound is a deep emotional wound that can occur when a child experiences a perceived or actual loss of connection with a primary caregiver or a significant person in their life.
Healing Childhood Wounds: Trauma
It can cause a wide range of problems, including but not limited to emotional dysregulation, difficulty forming and maintaining relationships, trust issues, low self-esteem, and negative self-talk.
A Fair Shot
I have been fighting myself for a long time about trying to get a job and making this happen for me. For the longest time, I have wanted this to work. But, in the beginning…
Love and Mother Wounds
Forgiveness has been one of the most challenging tasks I have ever had to do. Not because of the task itself but because of the layers I had to dig through to discover that I wasn’t willing to embrace the whole aspect of what happened.