Most people are familiar with PTSD flashbacks — the kind we associate with combat veterans who are haunted by a war memory. With Chronic PTSD (CPTSD), we may have “emotional flashbacks” — mood states from childhood that are disconnected from present day events, though we don’t always know it. My new Dysregulation Bootcamp will be… Read More »
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Childhood PTSD has often left us unconsciously anxious, and one sign is that we tend to grasp at things we do want, and cling despite the fact that these people, situations or places make us unhappy. In this video I talk about testing reality by letting go and allowing things to come to you. You… Read More »
Detecting who is safe and supportive — and who is NOT — is a level of discernment that can be damaged by past abuse, neglect and trauma. In this video I talk about common challenges spotting people who are unhealthy for us. And I talk about the two emotional reactions that must be healed in… Read More »
Everyone’s brain and emotions get dysregulated sometimes, and almost everyone is able to eventually re-regulate. But if you grew up with abuse, neglect or other trauma during childhood, you may get more dysregulated more often, and have a harder time bouncing back, leaving you with a lack of focus and coordination, overblown (or deadened) emotions,… Read More »
Thousands of you have now tried my Daily Practice for healing brain/emotional dysregulation and other symptoms of Childhood PTSD (or Complex CPTSD). Occasionally people tell me that the technique, which involves writing your fears and resentments, worsens their negative emotions. If this is something you’ve noticed, this video explains why that might be happening, and… Read More »
The Daily Practice is a pair of techniques, practiced together 2x a day, that helped me quickly recover from the debilitating effects of chronic emotional/brain dysregulation. In this video I tell the history of how I developed it and how to use it. Below is a link to a free download and videos so you… Read More »
Even though the abuse and neglect we endured in childhood is long over, the lingering effects can leave us depressed, anxious, negative and disempowered — sometimes there’s not even a reason! For many of us, talking to someone about it doesn’t help (even if you have someone who listens). But there are simple things you… Read More »
Do you wish you had a few minutes with me to ask questions, get help with challenges, or get some common sense advice on navigating life with Childhood PTSD? Now you can get free coaching on a my call-in format show, “Ask the Fairy.” We’ll talk about things like brain/emotional dysregulation and re-regulation, relationships, family… Read More »
One of the harmful effects of growing up with abuse and neglect, is that we get ALL too good at fitting ourselves to unacceptable people and situations. Long after normal people would have left the scene, our minds tell us it’s our fault, it’s a unique situation, we should stay and make it work. In… Read More »
Hi friends! I’ve scheduled FIVE free Zoom webinars in the next four weeks, open to you and others interested in learning and trying my “Daily Practice.” Get more info and register here: https://crappychildhoodfairy.lpages.co/upcoming-webinars-may-2019 These are the techniques I’ve used for more than 25 years to re-regulate my brain and emotions, supporting the healing of Childhood… Read More »
Hello, We need more awareness on “childhood PTSD” and what causes it. My PTSD went undiognosed and untreated for over fifty years. My PTSD was a direct result of some very serious trauma caused to me in the form of physical, mental and verbal abuse. My PTSD took me to places in life that no… Read More »
Part of the damage from abuse and neglect in childhood is what actually happened when we were kids. But a significant part of the problem today comes from what I call “Inside Traumas.” These are self-defeating behaviors that are common to people who are frequently in a state of dysregulation. They start as an innocent… Read More »