Harsh reality: PTSD (Post Traumatic Stress Disorder) or CPTSD (Complex Post Traumatic Stress Disorder) triggers still poke us from time to time, no matter how much time and effort we’ve put into healing. I recently attended a workshop where the focus was teaching trauma survivors tools to self-soothe…
*Trigger warning: this blog post about a family scapegoat contains sensitive content.* When speaking to my badass therapist, Trisha, a realization dawned on me that had me writing in my journal at 2.0 speed. A question arose, “As the family scapegoat, what’s worse? The abuse? Or the betrayal…
Let’s talk about Golden Child Syndrome, a role held within a toxic family system. Every dysfunctional family has a Golden Child, and wherever you find a Golden Child, you’ll find Scapegoat Child as their sibling. The Golden Child Syndrome: What’s a Golden Child? This Golden Child is the…
Hello friends. I now present to you a (ehem . . . my) real-life account of how trauma in kids can cause anxiety and insecurity in the workplace as adults. “If ya don’t find it, I’m gonna find it myself and beat ya with it, goddamnit!” I speed-walked…
Not long ago I realized my first example, or first introduction, to gaslighting, came at the very young age of five. A few weeks ago, my therapist and I were discussing a recent episode of gaslighting I had experienced around a family event I was left out of….