Trauma, Shame and Loneliness | Richard Nicastro, PhD
Childhood abuse is innately shaming. The traumatized person struggles with internalized shame and deep-seated loneliness that has resulted from the abuse.| Richard Nicastro, PhD
Childhood abuse is innately shaming. The traumatized person struggles with internalized shame and deep-seated loneliness that has resulted from the abuse.| Richard Nicastro, PhD
Childhood trauma can negatively impact our ability to form meaningful connections. The effects of this abuse can make some vulnerable to becoming affair-prone.| Richard Nicastro, PhD
We all have an inner critic. A critical inner voice that can hamper our satisfaction and joy in life, and at the extreme, make us feel unworthy.| Richard Nicastro, PhD
An affair shatters the core of a couple’s union—their shared identity. Healing after infidelity requires both grieving and rebuilding this foundation.| Richard Nicastro, PhD
Sexualization is a defense against emotional pain and trauma. It momentarily numbs pain but it ultimately keeps traumatic wounds buried and unhealed.| Richard Nicastro, PhD
Childhood trauma causes emotional wounds that follow us into adulthood. Central to these emotional injuries are the legacy of shame and feelings of inadequacy.| Richard Nicastro, PhD
