by Jennifer Kindera | Mar 4, 2024 | CPTSD and PTSD, Emotional Wellness, Guest Contributor, Self Care, Shame, Trauma
What is Toxic Positivity, and how does it apply to Self-Care and Shame? Toxic positivity is the expectation, either by one’s self, others, and/or culturally, that even though a person’s emotional pain or difficult situation is overwhelming and/or uncomfortable, they...
by Jesse Donahue | Feb 29, 2024 | CPTSD, Guest Contributor, Shame
***TRIGGER WARNING***Some material in the following text could potentially be triggering. A poisonous state, a toxic infiltration into a previously calmed sense of one’s equilibrium. To be shamed, is to stand diminished in the eyes of your loved ones, extended...
by Jennifer Kindera | Jan 10, 2024 | Attachment Trauma, CPTSD, Guest Contributor, Healing from Toxic Shame, Shame, Trauma
How does toxic shame start? How does it become internalized and pervasive? My clients find me because they are looking for help with their childhood trauma, and many don’t realize the depth of the toxic, pervasive shame that goes hand in hand with that. While I’ve...
by Jennifer Kindera | Nov 28, 2023 | Codependency, Complex PTSD Healing, Guest Contributor, Healing Codependency, Relationships, Shame
Codependency is a psychological condition in which one person feels an inordinate responsibility for loved ones in a relationship. This reliance can grow to unhealthy proportions, where they feel responsible for their loved one’s thoughts, actions, or feelings and it...
by Jennifer Kindera | Nov 21, 2023 | Complex PTSD Healing, CPTSD, CPTSD and Narcissistic Abuse, Guest Contributor, Healing from Toxic Shame, Mental Health Professional, Shame
In my private practice, and mirrored in my life, because we seriously don’t end up in this work by accident, I’ve observed and experienced multiple, nuanced types of narcissistic behavior and attitudes. It seems that you can’t go anywhere these days without hearing...
by Shirley Davis | Nov 20, 2023 | Complex PTSD Healing, Emotional Wellness, self sabotage, Shame
***Trigger Warning*** This article includes an honest discussion about self-harming behavior. No triggering information is shared, but it is a highly triggering topic to some. Caution is advised. Everyone experiences being overwhelmed at times. Perhaps your job has...
