Caring Matters
Healing dislodges that false self or identity that was created as a defense against our toxic environment. For years we wore this mask and pretended, finally when we have it off it feels weird. As […]
The theory of armoring was introduced by Austrian psychoanalyst Wilhelm Reich which was further developed by Alexander Lowen. According to Reich, psycho-emotional conflicts which are suppressed end up being locked up in the muscular tissue […]
According to the Object relations theory, our psyche/self develops in relation to others in the environment during childhood. Since the mother is the “primary object/ person’ that a child relates to, his perception of this […]
Movies can help us explore our psyches and heal our past traumas, Watching an emotional film triggers our mirror neurons and recreates within us the emotions felt by characters we watch. Most of us who […]
Love makes the world go round. We need love, as much as we need food, water, and shelter – our lives are lonely and meaningless without it. Unfortunately, in modern times the word ‘love’ is […]
Most survivors of childhood trauma struggle to heal from their abusive past. Growing up, we try to show we are strong and unfazed by what is happening, we numb and blank out the abuse. Then […]
Nature is good for our mind-body and spirit. It restores and rejuvenates us. Being in natural surroundings like green forests or swimming in the blue ocean has the power to heal and cure mental and […]
The pain of the past, unfortunately, keeps you stuck in a time zone of terror and fear. It splits your still developing self into fragments. You adopt a coping mechanism that helps you survive. You […]
For those of us recovering from child abuse, our sense of self is distorted. We literally don’t exist but to cater to the twisted expectations of our toxic families. Then one day we wake up […]
Healing from childhood abuse entails rewiring our brain from fear reactivity to one of feeling safe. This can happen through limbic revision. The rewiring of our limbic system, the part of the brain that controls […]