Emotional needs

Many of us had our physical needs met in childhood while suffering with unmet emotional needs. It’s only recently that the epidemic of childhood emotional neglect has been acknowledged, so most of us have suffered in silence.

Feelings originate in the heart, emotions are more physical. But the feelings vs emotions debate has more to it. Read here the difference.

What is self-abandonment and how to overcome it? Self-abandonment is a LEARNED behavior. Good news is that you can also UNLEARN it! In childhood, when caregivers struggle to meet our emotional needs, we can end up feeling emotionally abandoned. This is also true if our caregivers physically abandon us. We grow up internalizing the feelings that we are unworthy and unlovable. This evolves into a lack of self-trust. The real-life consequence of this is we often fail to recognize and honor o...

Giving up my healing fantasy of emotional rescue and learning to give myself the validation I always needed.

Funny thing about people who grow up with Childhood Emotional Neglect (CEN): they go through their entire adul

Everyone has certain emotional needs that are partially met in close relationships, including the need for attention, support, affection, respect, and security. Emotional neglect occurs when there is a repeated pattern of ignoring, minimizing, or disregarding someone’s emotional needs.1,2,3 Over time, emotional neglect causes negative impacts on someone’s mental health, self-esteem, and ability to