For the past few years, I've focused on healing my relationship to money and of course the initial reason is never the reason. Money is a symptom of a self-love/care/esteem issues. It's meant to flow - currency after all - and we experience problems individually and as a society when it doesn't. In the drill… Continue reading Mining During A Pandemic
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Part 10. The Genesis of My CPTSD: Mother As Home Base
Photo by NeONBRAND on Unsplash from Jasmin Lee Cori: The message associated with this is "I'm here for you." When you really take that in, then even in adulthood you will reference Mother as the place you can always come back to for refueling, comfort, or support. When the world beats you down, when your… Continue reading Part 10. The Genesis of My CPTSD: Mother As Home Base
Part 9. The Genesis of My CPTSD: Mother as Protector
Photo by Ray Hennessy on Unsplash From Jasmin Lee Cori: With separateness comes danger. In the best of circumstances, Mother is there providing protection. A very young child often senses Mother as all-powerful. She shatters the darkness, shoos away noisy children and barking dogs. If the mother consistently protects the child from intrusive and overwhelming… Continue reading Part 9. The Genesis of My CPTSD: Mother as Protector
Part 8. The Genesis of My CPTSD: Mother as Mentor
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
Part 7. The Genesis of my CPTSD: Mother as Cheerleader
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
Part 5. The Genesis of my CPTSD: Mother as Nurturer
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
Part 4. The Genesis of my CPTSD: Mother as Modulator
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
Part 2. The Genesis of My C-PTSD – Mother as Place of Attachment
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
The calm room and childhood trauma
A simple idea that can lead to big payoffs. Every venue with children needs to be aware of and offer solutions for the fallout from childhood trauma. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R-6Q6HFLY0g
Were you abused?
At the end of the video is a questionnaire, a shortened version of the one on his website. If you have a high ACE score, you'll score high on this one. But if your ACE score is low, but you still have the nagging sense that something was off, this is useful. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EBpF8sWycQQ&feature=youtu.be
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