Why the early messages we received from our mothers feel safe, comforting, and familiar, even if they may actually be false, negative, or even cruel. The topic of how [...] The post Is your “inner critic” the voice of your mother? appeared first on Bethany Webster.| Bethany Webster
The Idiot’s Guide to Inner Child Work (For Those Who’d Rather Not) Let’s be honest: inner child work can sound a bit too fluffy, or way too intense. Maybe it conjures images of sobbing over old toys or writing tearful letters to your past self. If that makes you back … Continue reading → The post The Idiot’s Guide to Inner Child Work appeared first on Help for Adult Victims Of Child Abuse - HAVOCA.| Help for Adult Victims Of Child Abuse – HAVOCA
When I was two years old my uncle gave me a “real live, Smokey the Bear,” teddy bear for Christmas. Smokey had a hat, badge and shovel, which was lost so early on that I don’t rem…| joyful2beeblogs
The cradle of love is the cradle of belonging, the beginning and the end, and everything in-between, from which a child grows and to which s/he returns, nourished, held, forever bathed by the unspoken. The healing journey asks that we take seriously the confronting truths of our childhood adversity, which is not easy. Owning the raw, uncompromised truth of what happened surfaces unexpected emotions and sensations, such as anger, sadness, shame and pain — feelings we learned were not safe to...| Vince Gowmon
Why the early messages we received from our mothers feel safe, comforting, and familiar, even if they may actually be false, negative, or even cruel. The topic of how to tame the inner critic has long| Bethany Webster
