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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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
