Tag: dysfunctional family
Posted on January 27, 2020
by Courage Coaching
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Oversharing is something that I have also been guilty of on more than one occasion. Why do many of us overshare whereas most people only share what is necessary when meeting new people? In the video below, I explain a little bit about oversharing… Continue Reading “Oversharing”
Category: Adversity & support, complex ptsd, Dysfuntional relationships, Emotional abuse, Narcissistic abuse, Narcissistic abuse syndrome, recovery, UncategorizedTags: childhood trauma, cptsd, dysfunctional family, Narcissistic abuse, oversharing, weak boundaries
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 February 15, 2017
by Courage Coaching
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As many of you already know, my journey to qualifying as a Life Coach, was based on my own recovery from my narcissistically abusive parents. For those of you who don’t follow my more personal blog, I wanted to just give you a little… Continue Reading “Narcissistic abuse-Trauma bonding with a parent”
Category: Child abuse, complex ptsd, Domestic abuse, Dysfuntional relationships, Emotional abuse, mental health, Mental illness, Narcissistic abuse, Narcissistic abuse syndrome, Youtube videosTags: complex grief, complex ptsd, complex trauma, cptsd, Depression, dissociation, dysfunctional family, dysfunctional relationships, grief, Narcissistic abuse, numbness, overwhelming fear, overwhelming grief, trauma, trauma bonding
Posted on October 24, 2016
by Courage Coaching
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Just a quick post with my newest video. I hope it helps those of you who need validation. Love Athina ♥ © All blog posts and images are owned by me and Courage Coaching. Please don’t use without consent and only re-blog if you… Continue Reading “New video- Rules children follow in a dysfunctional (narcissistic) home”
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
Posted on August 25, 2016
by Courage Coaching
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Anxiety can affect our body in so many ways that sometimes it is very hard to differentiate between anxiety or something much more serious.Some symptoms are exactly the same as symptoms caused by more serious health problems, so how do we tell the difference? … Continue Reading “Symptoms of anxiety that you may not know about”
Category: anxiety, complex ptsd, mental health, Mental illness, Narcissistic abuse syndrome, Self-reflection & self-awareness, UncategorizedTags: anxiety, Child abuse, childhood trauma, complex trauma, cptsd, dysfunctional family, generalised anxiety disorder, mental health, Mental illness, ocd, panic disorder, phobias, ptsd, social anxiety
Posted on August 19, 2016
by Courage Coaching
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This is the 2nd of 2 informational videos about EMDR. In this video I explain a little more about finding an EMDR therapist and what to look for, what to expect during & after a session and I also give you an idea of… Continue Reading “EMDR- Preparation & what happens in session”
Category: complex ptsd, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Narcissistic abuse, Narcissistic abuse syndrome, self care, TRAUMA THERAPIES, UncategorizedTags: Child abuse, childhood trauma, complex trauma, cptsd, dysfunctional family, Emotional abuse, mental health, narcissism in the family, Narcissistic abuse, ptsd, sexual abuse, trauma
Posted on August 17, 2016
by Courage Coaching
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Love Athina ♥ © All blog posts and images are owned by me and Courage Coaching. Please don’t use without consent and only re-blog if you would like to use the information on here.
Category: Boundaries, courage, Dysfuntional relationships, Emotional abuse, mental health, Mental illness, Narcissistic abuse, Narcissistic abuse syndrome, People Pleaser Syndrome, self care, UncategorizedTags: Boundaries, boundary setting and guilt, Child abuse, childhood trauma, complex trauma, cptsd, dysfunctional family, dysfunctional relationships, Emotional abuse, healing, mental health, Mental illness, Narcissistic abuse, self care, self-care comes first, set boundaries, set boundaries with toxic people, toxic people, trauma
Posted on August 15, 2016
by Courage Coaching
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Happy Monday dear friends! I have reached 100 followers on this page and I am very grateful for those of you who have supported this new venture. My other blog mychildwithin , documents a lot more about my healing journey and has already been… Continue Reading “Eye Movement Desensitization & Reprocessing -EMDR (Short term therapy for trauma)”
Category: TRAUMA THERAPIES, UncategorizedTags: Child abuse, childhood trauma, complex trauma, cptsd, dysfunctional family, dysfunctional relationships, emdr, Emotional abuse, healing, low self-esteem, making trauma less intense, mental health, Mental illness, Narcissistic abuse, neutral emotions, neutralizing, ptsd, self care, short term psychotherapy, trauma, trauma therapy, types of therapy
Posted on August 9, 2016
by Courage Coaching
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As a survivor of narcissistic abuse, and in honour of some of my followers who are also survivors of abuse, I want to do a short but very important post today about the unfortunate shaming & silencing that happens to survivors. It is absolutely… Continue Reading “It is wrong to silence survivors of abuse”
Category: Child abuse, Compassion, Dysfuntional relationships, Emotional abuse, Narcissistic abuse, Narcissistic abuse syndrome, UncategorizedTags: abuse survivors, abuse victims, bullying, childhood trauma, complex post traumatic stress, complex trauma, cptsd, Depression, dysfunctional family, dysfunctional relationships, Emotional abuse, incest, low self-esteem, mental health, Mental illness, Narcissistic abuse, physical abuse, ptsd, re-traumatising, sexual abuse, show empathy, stop shaming survivors, stop silencing survivors of abuse, trauma, trauma brain
