For adults working through the lasting effects of difficult childhood experiences, including neglect, emotional unavailability, attachment disruptions, developmental trauma and growing up with a caregiver that was frightening or frightened.
How Childhood Trauma Affects the Nervous System in AdulthoodI was sitting on the club floor, crying to the beats of Silke Bischoff’s “On the other side, I’ll see you again.” I saw people dancing. I saw them laughing. I couldn’t move. I wanted to be one of them. My then boyfriend did not care. He…
If you haven’t read the first article in this series, start there: Boundaries for Adults with Childhood Trauma. This article builds on what that one covers — the why. This one is the how to build healthy boundaries after childhood trauma – giving you practical steps and guidance. This isn’t about arriving at some finished…
As a young adult, I felt drawn to First Person Plural by Cameron West. He described his experience living with DID — slowly uncovering a traumatic childhood that included sexual abuse. I deeply resonated with what he shared. Not because I live with DID, but because I could see the signs of my own childhood…
CBT is one of the most commonly recommended approaches in mental health today. Throughout my counselling training, I kept asking myself whether it actually goes deep enough to heal early-life wounds. My own recovery had never been based on it — and I was starting to understand why. While my CBT teacher vehemently told me…
“Just set healthy boundaries.” Sounds easy. But does it? I grew up without knowing what boundaries were. When I first heard the concept, I had no idea what they were asking me to find. Where are my boundaries? What are my values? What are my needs? These sounded like foreign concepts — not because I…
You’re not contradicting yourself — you have parts. I once was dating somebody, it was early on, when I had just discovered parts work. I see my parts as animals. Generally, I am like a cat: independent, clear, not too attached to the outcome. But when I started dating them, I suddenly felt like a…
Welcome to Trauma Demystified, a podcast brought to you by Bright Horizon Therapies. I am Natalie Jovanic, a trauma counsellor and trauma coach, and I am glad you are listening today. Before I jump into today’s episode, “When the past shows up: Understanding Childhood trauma triggers in adulthood,” I want to apologize for taking so…
The first person I dated when I was 18 was a painful experience. I liked him. I felt happy that we started dating. It felt beautiful until the first conflict showed up. We were in a disco together. He suddenly disappeared with a female friend. I suddenly felt that overwhelming sense, like I was dying…
Some people come to me because their doctor recommended EMDR. I don’t know what these doctors truly understand about EMDR for childhood trauma — or how often they have spoken with an EMDR practitioner about what the approach actually requires. The research that informs most medical recommendations focuses primarily on memory processing with EMDR —…
Welcome to Trauma Demystified, a podcast brought to you by Bright Horizon Therapies. I’m Natalie Jovanic, a trauma counsellor and resilience coach, and I’ll be your host on this journey. In today’s episode, we’ll explore how to create safety after childhood trauma in adulthood. This discussion is designed primarily for adults who experienced childhood abuse…
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