Posted on July 22, 2019
by Courage Coaching
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A lot of research has gone into this video which has a questionnaire about helping people identify whether they might be suffering with CPTSD. I set up a poll on my youtube page, asking my subscribers to choose a video topic out of 4… Continue Reading “Do I have C-PTSD? New video questionnaire which will help you identify this!”
Category: Adversity & support, anxiety, Child abuse, complex ptsd, Depression, Dysfuntional relationships, Emotional abuse, mental health, Mental illness, Narcissistic abuse syndrome, self care, Shame, TRAUMA THERAPIES, Youtube videosTags: childhood abuse, childhood trauma, covert abuse, CPTSD QUESTIONNAIRE, Do I have CPTSD?, overt abuse, ptsd questionnaire, trauma
Posted on September 8, 2017
by mychildwithin
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Second-guessing myself always lingers in the background, when I don’t allow myself to PEOPLE PLEASE.. Feeling guilty for not people-pleasing is something that I just have to make friends with, although sometimes it just feels harder than others. Being authentic & true to myself… Continue Reading “Guilt & people pleasing”
Category: Adversity & support, anxiety, complex ptsd, Dysfuntional relationships, Emotional abuse, Narcissistic abuse, Self-reflection & self-awareness, ShameTags: guilt, narcissists, People Pleaser Syndrome, people pleasing, saying no
It’s been an extremely busy few days for me recently, which means my blog posts and youtube videos have had to take a back seat. Work has been a priority, with little time for writing and reflecting. I have also had an influx of… Continue Reading “Why is going ‘no contact’ so hard?”
Category: Adversity & support, Child abuse, complex ptsd, Dysfuntional relationships, Emotional abuse, mental health, Mental illness, Narcissistic abuse, Narcissistic abuse syndrome, personal coaching, recovery, self care, Shame, Trauma Bonding & Love addiction, Uncategorized, Youtube videosTags: Blogging, Child abuse, cptsd, Domestic abuse, dysfunctional family, going no contact, Narcissistic abuse, Narcissistic abuse syndrome, narcissistic parents, narcissistic partner, no contact, npd, ptsd, toxic relationships, trauma, trauma bonding, vlog, vlogging, Youtube videos
Posted on May 16, 2017
by Courage Coaching
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In yesterday’s video, I decided to talk about Avoidant Personality in a little more detail, as my first video became very popular in a short amount of time and many viewers reached out to me with questions . In this video I discuss some… Continue Reading “Avoidant Personality-Video II”
Category: Adversity & support, Child abuse, Cluster C disorders, complex ptsd, Dysfuntional relationships, Emotional abuse, low self-esteem, Mental illness, Narcissistic abuse, recovery, self care, Self-reflection & self-awareness, Shame, UncategorizedTags: avoidant personality disorder, avoidant traits, causes of avoidant personality, effects of child abuse, effects of emotional abuse, effects of neglect, effects of parental criticism, effects of parental rejection, mental health, Mental illness, psychology, youtube video
Posted on April 18, 2017
by Courage Coaching
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If you have become estranged from your parents, it’s important to remember that this can be a very vulnerable place to be. Making the decision to become estranged from your family may alleviate some of the instant emotional pain after a huge argument, however,… Continue Reading “Dealing with parental estrangement”
Category: Adversity & support, Depression, Dysfuntional relationships, Emotional abuse, grief, Loneliness, Mental illness, Narcissistic abuse, Narcissistic abuse syndrome, recovery, Resilience, self care, Self-reflection & self-awareness, Shame, UncategorizedTags: childhood abuse, death of a parent, Emotional abuse, grieving, invalidation, lack of acceptance, lack of empathy, mourning, no contact, parental estrangement, Shame, Shame in narcissistic families
Posted on February 27, 2017
by Courage Coaching
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Although this isn’t an actual diagnosis in the DSM, it is very real and it is very destructive. I have had first hand experience with someone who has this condition and I live with a very real mental illness that was caused by that… Continue Reading “Malignant narcissism”
Category: Adversity & support, complex ptsd, Depression, Domestic abuse, Dysfuntional relationships, Emotional abuse, Narcissistic abuse, Narcissistic abuse syndrome, self care, Shame, Uncategorized, Youtube videosTags: antisocial personality, malignant narcissism, malignant narcissist, malignant personalities, narcissistic personality disorder, psychopathy, sociopathy, vlog, youtube video
Posted on January 30, 2017
by Courage Coaching
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Hello dear followers, I have just completed the 2nd part of my sexual abuse video series.I know this topic isn’t relevant to a lot of you but for those it is relevant to, I hope it helps.If you have only just started coming to… Continue Reading “Sexual abuse Youtube Video-Part 2”
Category: Child abuse, complex ptsd, courage, mental health, Mental illness, Narcissistic abuse, recovery, self care, Shame, Uncategorized, Youtube videosTags: prostitution, rape, sex addict, sex worker, sexual abuse, sexual abuse survivors, sexual abuse video, sexual assault survivors, vlog, Youtube videos
Posted on November 14, 2016
by Courage Coaching
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Today I am starting off my series of Q & A videos, where my viewers and subscribers are able to get their questions answered by me, in a video each week. Please feel free to ask me questions on the following topics: Complex PTSD… Continue Reading “Question & Answer- YouTube videos”
Category: anxiety, Boundaries, Coaching tips, Compassion, complex ptsd, Depression, Domestic abuse, Dysfuntional relationships, Loneliness, low self-esteem, mental health, Narcissistic abuse, Narcissistic abuse syndrome, Negativity, People Pleaser Syndrome, recovery, Rejection, Resilience, self care, Self-reflection & self-awareness, Shame, Trauma Bonding & Love addiction, Youtube videosTags: anxiety, Blogging, Boundaries, codependency, complex ptsd, confidence, Depression, emotional flashbacks, health, motivation, Narcissistic abuse, narcissistic parents, narcissistic personality disorder, negative thinking, q & a, questions & answers, recovery, Resilience, self compassion, toxic shame, trauma bonding, youtube videos-q & a
Posted on September 19, 2016
by Courage Coaching
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Shame is caused by negative messages. The shame I am highlighting in this video is caused by dysfunctional parents. Shame is insidious and can have detrimental effects on the way we view ourselves and others. This is something I am very familiar with as… Continue Reading “Shame”
Category: Child abuse, complex ptsd, Depression, Emotional abuse, low self-esteem, mental health, Mental illness, Narcissistic abuse, Narcissistic abuse syndrome, ShameTags: anxiety, Child abuse, childhood trauma, complex trauma, cptsd, Depression, Domestic abuse, dysfunctional family, dysfunctional relationships, Emotional abuse, low self-esteem, mental health, Narcissistic abuse, narcissistic father, narcissistic mother, ptsd, sexual abuse, shame in dysfunctional families, Shame in narcissistic families, trauma