There are four key ways that children protect themselves from being overwhelmed by the emotional pain of prolonged abuse and neglect. We call these defense mechanisms, and they typically have an expiration date. They can be effective in protecting children through traumatic childhoods, but at some time they will stop working. At this point, we can develop new, advanced defense mechanisms or we can face the trauma and explore how it is impacting our adult lives.
Episode 215: The Unfinished Business
Episode 214: Choice: is it really that simple?
Episode 213: Generativity
Episode 212: Meaning
Episode 211: Trust
Episode 210: Responsiveness
Episode 209: Commitment
Episode 208: Courage
Episode 207: Honesty
Episode206: Burnout
Episode 205: Openness
Episode 204: Responsibility
Episode 203: Spirituality
Episode 202: Awareness
Episode201: Acceptance
Episode 200: A Year of Growth
Episode199: Endings and Beginnings
Episode 198: 2020 ugh!
Episode 197: Reclaiming the Self
Episode 196: Not this
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