by Patrick Teahan LICSW | Sep 13, 2021 | BLOG POST, Family Systems, Shame
When we grow up in abuse, toxic parents only see their children in the roles they put them in- not the individual and beautiful spirits right in front of them. Part of childhood trauma is that their version of us usually becomes our identity. It’s how WE feel...
by Patrick Teahan LICSW | Feb 13, 2020 | BLOG POST, C-PTSD, Childhood Trauma
As childhood trauma survivors, it’s hard to have a reference for what healed looks like. We might see it in friends and coworkers who had better luck and healthier care givers. But when we do the work in a good enough way we get some victories –...