by Rebekah Brown | Mar 29, 2023 | Attachment Trauma, Boundaries, CPTSD and Narcissistic Abuse, Generational Trauma, Guest Contributor, Healing from Toxic Shame, Living with Disabilities, Parental Alienation, Toxic Relationships, Trauma
When you look at patterns within dysfunctional family systems, without fail, you will find the hallmark of a false narrative. The engine of the family system runs on untruths, half-truths, and constructed reality. And it doesn’t start where your story begins....
by Madelon Wise | Mar 14, 2023 | CPTSD Survivor Stories, Grief, Guest Contributor, Relationships, Toxic Relationships
We were newlyweds living in Missoula, Montana. I loved the funky town. But the best part of being there was that it was 1,300 miles away from Waterloo, Iowa, where Tom’s parents lived, and 862 miles from Greeley, Colorado, where mine lived. I didn’t know much, but I...
by Milena Koljensic | Dec 20, 2022 | Guest Contributor, Pain, Parental Alienation, Toxic Relationships
Parental Alienation Syndrome (PAS) is a term that was coined twenty years ago by Richard A. Gardner, the MD an American psychiatrist. Working with families primarily involved in custody struggles, he noticed a sort of brainwashing occurring at the hands of one...
by Jamie Donmoyer | Nov 24, 2022 | Family Estrangement, Guest Contributor, Toxic Relationships
It’s been 24 hours since you’ve texted your Parent/Partner/Friend. No response. You: A. Assume their battery is dead or phone is lost. B. Call the police — Something’s wrong. C. Panic at hour 1 – “What did I do?” “Why are they mad at me?” Then wait in the fetal...
