Meeting Your Inner Ally The most important relationship you’ll ever have is with your own mind. For many who grew up emotionally neglected, that inner world feels more like a battlefield than a home… filled with self-criticism, guilt, and impossible standards. The inner ally is the voice that changes that. It’s the part of you […]
Introduction At times, you may invisible in your own life. Not because someone shouted at you or hurt you outright, but because no one seemed to notice what you felt inside. This is the silent wound of emotional neglect. Unlike more obvious forms of trauma, neglect doesn’t leave bruises you can point to. Instead, it […]
Boundaries are not walls. They are bridges built with clarity. A boundary says: “This is where I end and where you begin so we can both stay connected safely.”
Why Survival Mode Matters When your emotional needs go unseen in childhood, your body doesn’t just forget. It adapts. It learns to stay on high alert, scanning for danger even in safe moments. This state is often called survival mode and while it once protected you, living in it long-term can leave you exhausted, anxious, […]
Introduction Some wounds are easy to see… a bruise, a scar, a broken bone. But emotional neglect is completely different. It’s the wound of absence…what never came. When a caregiver is distracted, dismissive, or inconsistent, a child doesn’t learn that their feelings matter. Instead, they learn to go quiet inside. Psychologists define emotional neglect as […]