Childhood trauma recovery to break toxic familial cycles
Complex PTSD, symptoms, causes, life impact
Is it time to give up all hope that this pandemic and its mandatory pause might help us build a better society? Seems like it. We’re literally coming out of this pandemic guns blazing in the United States. 45 mass shootings in 30 days. Then today, Kenosha and Austin, with Austin mere hours after Ted… Continue reading Traumas Public and Private: What if the Inner Child Grew Up?
I'm calm. That might be annoying if you're not during this pandemic. I'm trying to work out why I am and how that can help others who aren't. First, why am I calm? I grew up with a lot of abuse: incest, ridicule, public humiliation and so on, primarily from my mother. As a result,… Continue reading Maybe my CPTSD can help you in the time of COVID-19
Photo by Jamie Templeton on Unsplash From Jasmin Lee Cori: Here Mother is teacher not simply of some isolated subject but of a much bigger curriculum. She orients the child to successfully living in the world. She teaches her child how to get along with others, how to make good decisions, and how to manage… Continue reading Part 8. The Genesis of My CPTSD: Mother as Mentor
Photo by Rajiv Perera on Unsplash Mother As Cheerleader From Jasmin Lee Cori: A mother may have difficulty cheerleading for several reasons. She may be so undermothered and unsupported herself that she doesn't know about cheerleading, she may be more focused on her own needs for support, she may be unaware of her child's needs,… Continue reading Part 7. The Genesis of my CPTSD: Mother as Cheerleader
Photo by Allef Vinicius on Unsplash Mother as Mirror From Jasmin Lee Cori: A mother's role in providing reflection is one of her most important. It is how children feel known and come to know themselves. Mirroring happens both verbally and nonverbally, and there are several levels to it. The first is one where children… Continue reading Part 6. The Genesis of my CPTSD: Mother as Mirror
Photo by Valeria Zoncoll on Unsplash Mother As Nurturer From The Emotionally Absent Mother by Jasmin Lee Cori [affiliate link]: Since a child's first language is touch, much will be communicated by the mother's holding and handling of the infant as well as by the way she continues to touch her growing child. Does the… Continue reading Part 5. The Genesis of my CPTSD: Mother as Nurturer
Photo by Janko Ferlič on Unsplash Mother as Modulator goes hand in hand with the First Responder role, this time, teaching the child emotional regulation that in time becomes self-regulation. From Jasmin Lee Cori: When Mother is modulator, she helps us transition from negative emotional experiences to positive ones. One way she does this is… Continue reading Part 4. The Genesis of my CPTSD: Mother as Modulator
Photo by Emma Frances Logan on Unsplash I realized that stating "The Genesis of CPTSD" in the title for this series was open to misinterpretation. This is very much about how mine started and so I made that adjustment. Your mileage may vary. Mother as Place of Attachment From The Emotionally Absent Mother (affiliate link):… Continue reading Part 2. The Genesis of My C-PTSD – Mother as Place of Attachment
Photo by Asdrubal luna on Unsplash Many people who were abused as children experience pain symptoms, either acutely or chronically. Most common are headaches and back pain. Now it is suggested that in both cases, patients who experience migraines and/or chronic low back pain be screened for child abuse. My experience with pain as part of the fallout… Continue reading What trauma does to you: pain
Photo by Roman Kraft on Unsplash white tulips are symbolic of forgiveness, purity, and serenity Emotions tend to run high around the idea of forgiveness when it comes to child abuse and especially child sexual abuse (CSA). Understandably so. I am not advocating that you forgive your abuser(s), especially if you are in the early stages of coming to… Continue reading Breaking Generational Cycles: Forgiveness
Diane Sherlock 
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