Caring Matters
As far back as I can remember, I had trouble putting my needs first. I grew up in a home where I was taught it was selfish to think of myself ahead of others. I’d [Read More]
Most of us have grown up being shamed for expressing anger. With such an upbringing we learn to repress our anger and internalize the shame about our feelings. We are unable to manage or tolerate [Read More]
One of the most insidious effects of childhood trauma is arrested emotional development. The feeling of still being a child when chronologically you are an adult. One feels like a child play-acting in an adult [Read More]
Covert abuse is death by slow poison, administered by toxic dysfunctional human beings. Usually, it occurs in close relationships. Since, there is no physical violence, at first, you try to ignore it and try to [Read More]
I have been living with idiopathic scoliosis for nearly 40 years. It probably began soon after my mother died when I was 11 years. Though, the effects only showed up 2 years later. Not surprising, [Read More]
In general survivors of childhood trauma have trouble negotiating adult relationships. Either we push people away by erecting defensive walls or we become a magnet for cunning predators We are confused whether a person really [Read More]
Healing My Life from Incest to Joy is a memoir of the choices I made and experiences that helped me heal from childhood trauma. The book offers hope to survivors of child sexual abuse Breaking [Read More]
Dear Mummy, I must have been around 5 years when I first asked ‘from where babies came from.’ You looked at Daddy and smiled. Then whenever I asked the only thing you said that I [Read More]
In my earlier posts, I have mentioned how suppressing my needs and feelings were the reasons for developing scoliosis. After my mother died, I had to become responsible. The woman of the house. At age [Read More]
I am rewatching Breaking Bad, the riveting TV show that broke all stereotypes. The series tells the story of Walter White, a reticent high school chemistry teacher who is diagnosed with stage-3 lung cancer. Suddenly, [Read More]