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The Dance of Parenting Embracing Gentleness and Compassion in Your Parenting Style
Navigating Work-Related Stress and Overcoming Imposter Syndrome: The Power of Self-Trust and Intuition
For individuals who grew up in a household with a parent or caretakers overwhelmed by their own trauma, it was likely that life was unpredictable, stressful, and caused anxiety. As children, our relationship to our caretakers shapes our internal beliefs about ourselves and the world. We see the world through the lens of our caretakers.
The path to recovery after sexual abuse is one that cannot be defined in absolute terms. It differs for each person. What we have learned from survivors of sexual trauma is that the brain and body are incredibly adaptive and will rely on survival strategies: flight, fight, freeze, submit, and attach to stay alive. During times of intrusion and violation our bodies and minds find ways to distance from the overwhelm in order to continue living life as usual.
