THREAD: 99% of your problems are from your unresolved childhood Affecting your Finances, Relationships and Health: Here's why:

Anger's original purpose is beautiful. It's a natural alarm system indicating something is wrong, that Love is being violated. When we are treated in an unloving manner, anger motivates us to try and stop it. In childhood we are too small so we learn to stuff. Hello cPTSD 👋

I haven't had a TV for 20 years or so (not because I'm hardcore, just gotten my entertainment mostly from the computer) And I don't read newspapers so I've been completely out of touch from mainstream media But I watched a lot of it recently because of this election cycle…

Addictions cannot be overcome alone abstinence does not = overcome If there is something harmful that you are trying to stop doing consider letting someone in on your struggles or even better, a group of people

The more you fight it The more it controls you

No human ever outgrows temptation But all humans, at all times, can choose to develop character and sometimes developing character cannot be done alone sometimes we need someone just to listen or give support in some way

The only thing more painful than resolving your childhood wounds is not resolving your childhood wounds life was not meant to trend downhill

The ONLY way to heal is to learn to meet your own needs The reason we even need healing is because our needs were not met in childhood Meeting our own needs feels super awkward and takes education (all things cPTSD) and PRACTICE practice = recovery plan recovery plan =…

In my healing I've finally gotten to the point where I've stopped trying to stop the pain My prayers are no longer, "please take away this depression and hopelessness" Now I simply ask for my character to be built If God simply removed the pain, we'd stop growing (meaning…

For the next 60 days I'll be sharing the 60 Characteristics of Complex Trauma, one day at a time (unresolved childhood stuff, is the clinical term I'm pretty sure) 😉 Most of these characteristics are considered normal but they're not. Problems are normal patterns are not…

The most compassionate and LOVING people have the best boundaries in place (and enforced)

I haven't written much about "The Inner Child" (my 𝕏 friend @TraumaHealing23 has, though) But I believe learning this concept and the associated tools are foundational to healing I believe that any time we feel shame, discontent, fear, or anything else that is…

Spiritual growth is the process of replacing lies with the Truth

The 60 Characteristics of Complex Trauma 1 of 60 Funky Priorities Safety becomes our highest priority. We are afraid of things that may hurt us. This leads to excess caution around others, little or no “love”, and poor relationships. This, like all the 60 characteristics, was…

Our deepest wounds come from our most intimate relationships as kids

what does trauma have to do with eating meat? A lot. Here, I'll show you Healing from childhood trauma (the cause of most mental health symptoms) is called reparenting Reparenting means we prioritize meeting our own needs. Our physical, emotional and spiritual needs How would…

I don't like the term 'Complex Trauma' because it sounds like a bad thing "I have Complex Trauma, so be gentle with me" 😢 sounds like something a victim would say cPTSD simply means that we acknowledge that our brain was developing while we our basic needs were not being…

Most people think they get triggered by certain people, places or things But the real culprit is emotions Us folks with Complex Trauma (which most of us have and it's not a "bad" thing) need to do some real thinking about emotions and how we relate to those wacky things We…

The 60 Characteristics of Complex Trauma 2 of 60 Fear of Getting Hurt We avoid pain at any cost. In the past, there has been much pain, and no solution to stop the pain because we were too small If we're honest with ourselves, we can see this programming came from childhood.…

Most are living with childhood trauma This isn't a victim statement, just reality The results are driving a car with the brakes on The brakes have always been on so we think it's normal Then we do a little research and think, "wait, what?! There's a gentler softer way!?" Yes

When 2 or more people are gathered, it is a gathering of nervous systems In healthy homes, moms and dads intuitively understand this and "get regulated" before being with the kids In unhealthy homes mom and dad tend to bulldoze through family life no matter how they feel (or…