Self-criticalness can become so normal that you don’t even realize it’s occurring. Discover how self-criticalness maybe robbing you of a full life.| Richard Nicastro, PhD
Unnamed trauma often lingers beneath the surface, shaping our behaviors and emotional responses. Our defenses, while meant to protect, can keep the pain alive.| Richard Nicastro, PhD
Dr. Nicastro examines how true forgiveness can emerge after infidelity trauma is fully acknowledged and processed.| 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
There are many reasons why men cheat on their wife/partner. This is the first article in a series that examines this complex issue of what motivates men.| Richard Nicastro, PhD
This article explores how unresolved childhood abuse shapes adult behaviors, making survivors vulnerable to leading secretive lives and engaging in infidelity.| Richard Nicastro, PhD
It is not uncommon for the betrayed to become preoccupied with the unfaithful’s affair partner. Understanding what drives this can help with affair recovery.| 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
Betrayal traumas are best understood as a complex series of traumas and woundings rather than a single traumatic experience.| Richard Nicastro, PhD
Internal Family Systems (IFS) manager and firefighter parts help us understand the different ways in which we protect ourselves from emotional pain.| Richard Nicastro, PhD
For many, unresolved childhood abuse can play a significant role in infidelity. Understanding these trauma dynamics are essential to healing.| Richard Nicastro, PhD
Among trauma survivors, there’s a phenomenon that occurs: they feel compelled to stay silent about the abuse they endured. We explore what motivates silence.| Richard Nicastro, PhD
Internal Family Systems (IFS) therapy helps us understand how our past attachment wounds are alive in the present and these wounds require healing.| Richard Nicastro, PhD