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 September 27, 2016
by Courage Coaching
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‘Selfish’ means that you care enough about yourself to get your needs met; selfishness is a choice. On the other hand, when you think about being ‘needy’, this means that your unmet/unknown needs motivate you — there’s no choice. This is when you become… Continue Reading “Being selfish the right way”
Category: Life tips, self care, Self-reflection & self-awareness, UncategorizedTags: being selfish, dysfunctional relationships, healthy selfishness, Life tips, mental health, progress, put yourself first, self care, self compassion
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 September 13, 2016
by Courage Coaching
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Intolerance to vulnerability is everywhere. Dysfunctional homes have this at their core.Children don’t feel safe to express emotions of sadness or pain..Children are taught that it is not ok to have sad or angry emotions..that they will be a burden if they dare to… Continue Reading “Intolerance to vulnerability is NOT OK!”
Category: Adversity & support, Child abuse, Compassion, complex ptsd, Depression, Dysfuntional relationships, Emotional abuse, low self-esteem, mental health, Mental illness, Narcissistic abuse, UncategorizedTags: abuse, anxiety, childhood trauma, cptsd, dysfunctional relationships, Emotional abuse, healing, ignorance, intolerance, low self-esteem, mental health, Narcissistic abuse, ptsd, reduce the stigma of mental illness, retraumatisation, sexual abuse, vulnerability
Posted on August 29, 2016
by Courage Coaching
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Happy Monday fellow bloggers. This is quite a late post, so I hope it reaches some of you. I have just done another video on YouTube, where I talk about the 3 main stages of recovery that someone goes through, in particular concerning the… Continue Reading “Recovery from abuse- 3 basic stages & how to identify whether you have reached the acceptance stage of recovery”
Category: complex ptsd, courage, Dysfuntional relationships, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Narcissistic abuse, Narcissistic abuse syndrome, People Pleaser Syndrome, Resilience, self care, Self-reflection & self-awareness, UncategorizedTags: anxiety, Child abuse, childhood trauma, cptsd, Depression, dysfunctional relationships, Emotional abuse, healing, low self-esteem, mental health, Mental illness, narcissism in the family, Narcissistic abuse, narcissistic father, narcissistic mother, recovery, recovery from abuse, self care, self compassion, sexual abuse
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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Trauma bonding is the reason people choose abusive partners time and time again. Trauma bonding is also known as Stockholm syndrome, something that is mentioned a lot when someone has been abducted. Trauma bonding is something that starts in a person’s childhood, if they… Continue Reading “Trauma bonding”
Category: Child abuse, codependency, complex ptsd, Domestic abuse, Dysfuntional relationships, Emotional abuse, low self-esteem, Mental illness, Narcissistic abuse, Narcissistic abuse syndrome, Trauma Bonding & Love addiction, UncategorizedTags: abduction, abuse, Child abuse, childhood trauma, coaching, complex trauma, cptsd, Depression, Domestic abuse, dysfunctional relationships, Emotional abuse, healing from abuse, human trafficking, incest, low self-esteem, mental health, Mental illness, Narcissistic abuse, neglect, neglectful mother, neglectful parents, physical abuse, psychopathic abuse, ptsd, sexual abuse, trauma, trauma bonding, traumatic brain
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
Posted on August 2, 2016
by Courage Coaching
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This video is the 2nd one of my codependent series on my Youtube channel. It is mostly informational in text, with the help of a few cute characters! Just the way I like it! ♥ Feel free to re-blog or share 🙂 I love… Continue Reading “5 tips on healing codependency & dysfunctional relationships”
Category: Coaching tips, codependency, complex ptsd, Dysfuntional relationships, Emotional abuse, Life tips, mental health, Mental illness, Narcissistic abuse, Narcissistic abuse syndrome, People Pleaser Syndrome, self care, Self-reflection & self-awareness, Trauma Bonding & Love addictionTags: abuse recovery, change, childhood trauma, codependence, codependency, codependent relationships, cptsd, dysfunctional family, dysfunctional relationships, Emotional abuse, healing, healing journey, mental health, moving forward, narcissism in the family, Narcissistic abuse, progress, self compassion, self growth
