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Brain Dysregulation from Childhood PTSD: Is There Anything GOOD About It?

Brain Dysregulation from Childhood PTSD: Is There Anything GOOD About It?

When we talk about the possible lifelong effects of Childhood PTSD (my own term for Complex PTSD originating from early abuse and neglect), we’re usually talking about things like depression, addiction and relationship problems. We now know there is an underlying symptom that plays a role in the outward signs of PTSD — and that’s brain dysregulation. 

In most ways, brain dysregulation is a…

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CPTSD: How to Keep Your Brain and Emotions Regulated in a Relationship

CPTSD: How to Keep Your Brain and Emotions Regulated in a Relationship

Just like other people, most of us who grew up with childhood trauma want to be, or are in, a loving partnership or marriage. My Dating and Relationships course talks about many of the obstacles we face when meet and form relationships with others. But ONE of the videos in that course is about BEING in a relationship — and specifically, how to keep your brain and emotions regulated, even when…

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CPTSD: How to Have Better FRIENDSHIPS

CPTSD: How to Have Better FRIENDSHIPS

Forming close friendships is not something that comes naturally to a lot of us who struggle a bit around attachment, connection and trusting others because of exposure to early trauma. Luckily, this is something we can learn, even if we didn’t learn this at home. I have some tips to show you how to have better friendships by basically developing your ability to be a friend.

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To Heal CPTSD, Do You Need To Love Yourself?

To Heal CPTSD, Do You Need To Love Yourself?

One of the messages that’s been drilled into us by popular culture is that “you have to love yourself before you can love someone else.”

This is something people tell you when you get your heart broken and you feel like you must be… no good! And for a lot of years, every time I heard this I felt like a different species than everyone else. Because there were times when I didn’t particularly love…

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I'm BACK From My Posting Break!

I’m BACK From My Posting Break!

Some of you have noticed I was not posting much for about a month. 

First, thank you to those who reached out to me to make sure I was OK! That just shows me what a great support community you are, for all the subscribers and for me too!

So this is what’s been up: I’ve been working intensively on three new things at Crappy Childhood Fairy. First, I’ve moved all my courses from their original…

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FREE Online Course: The Daily Practice for Healing Childhood PTSD

FREE Online Course: The Daily Practice for Healing Childhood PTSD

If you follow my YouTube Channel and blog, you know that I learned a couple techniques 25 years ago that helped me recover from the symptoms of Childhood PTSD. I call this my “Daily Practice, and I recommend that anyone who has CPTSD, Childhood PTSD, or any kind of dysregulation give these techniques a try. They’re free, they’re easy, and you can do them anywhere.

At various times I’ve included…

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Take the QUIZ: Has Childhood PTSD Affected Your Romantic Relationships?

Take the QUIZ: Has Childhood PTSD Affected Your Romantic Relationships?

Early abuse, neglect and other traumas can create distinctive, negative patterns in adulthood, especially around dating and relationships. The video below describes my new quiz, identifying some of the common signs that CPTSD may be at work in struggles you experience today.

  You can download my new Quiz here.

You can take the…

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The Crappy Childhood Fairy on ONE BROKEN MOM Podcast!

The Crappy Childhood Fairy on ONE BROKEN MOM Podcast!

The other day I was the guest on Amee Quiriconi’s podcast ONE BROKEN MOM, which is focused on parenting, kids and the effects of trauma on how we manage it all. It was so fun talking with a fellow traveler, helping to get the word out about how we heal from Childhood PTSD!

You can check out One Broken Mom here.

You can take my…

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CPTSD and Emotional Flashbacks

CPTSD and Emotional Flashbacks

Most people are familiar with PTSD flashbacks — the kind we associate with combat veterans who are haunted by a war memory. With Chronic PTSD (CPTSD), we may have “emotional flashbacks” — mood states from childhood that are disconnected from present day events, though we don’t always know it.

  My new Dysregulation Bootcampwill be…

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CPTSD and CLINGING: Try To Let Things COME TO YOU.

CPTSD and CLINGING: Try To Let Things COME TO YOU.

Childhood PTSD has often left us unconsciously anxious, and one sign is that we tend to grasp at things we do want, and cling despite the fact that these people, situations or places make us unhappy. In this video I talk about testing reality by letting go and allowing things to come to you. You may be surprised at the happy results!

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DESTRUCTIVE PEOPLE: Does CPTSD Make It Hard for You to Spot Them?

DESTRUCTIVE PEOPLE: Does CPTSD Make It Hard for You to Spot Them?

Detecting who is safe and supportive — and who is NOT — is a level of discernment that can be damaged by past abuse, neglect and trauma.

In this video I talk about common challenges spotting people who are unhealthy for us. And I talk about the two emotional reactions that must be healed in order to develop the clarity to see who is bad for us, and the courage to walk away.

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TOUGH LOVE Truths For Healing CPTSD

TOUGH LOVE Truths For Healing CPTSD

For people with Childhood PTSD and CPTSD, there are a lot of treatments out there. Sometimes no matter what we do or how hard we try, we can hit wall. If you’ve been working hard at your recovery but you’re not making progress, it may be time to up-level your healing with a pinch of TOUGH LOVE. In this video I explain three powerful principles that can help you move forward when you’re stuck — if…

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This is How It FEELS When Your Brain is Dysregulated from CPTSD

This is How It FEELS When Your Brain is Dysregulated from CPTSD

Everyone’s brain and emotions get dysregulated sometimes, and almost everyone is able to eventually re-regulate. But if you grew up with abuse, neglect or other trauma during childhood, you may get more dysregulated more often, and have a harder time bouncing back, leaving you with a lack of focus and coordination, overblown (or deadened) emotions, and difficulty connecting and communicating…

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What's the REAL Cause of Depression?

What’s the REAL Cause of Depression?

If conventional assumptions about (and treatments for) depression were meaningful, we’d be seeing less of it — not more of it — these days. The incidence of depression is increased in people with Childhood PTSD, but why? In this video I challenge some conventional wisdom and offer a new approach that for many of us, has proven far more effective for healing depression and other effects of growing…

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Subscribers Ask: What if Daily Practice Writing Technique Makes Feelings Worse?

Subscribers Ask: What if Daily Practice Writing Technique Makes Feelings Worse?

Thousands of you have now tried my Daily Practice for healing brain/emotional dysregulation and other symptoms of Childhood PTSD (or Complex CPTSD). Occasionally people tell me that the technique, which involves writing your fears and resentments, worsens their negative emotions. If this is something you’ve noticed, this video explains why that might be happening, and what to do so you can keep…

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Why Does It Suddenly Seem Like EVERYONE Has PTSD?

Why Does It Suddenly Seem Like EVERYONE Has PTSD?

PTSD, Complex PTSD, Childhood PTSD — why does it seem like SO many people have it these days? Are people actually experiencing more trauma in this generation, or is something else going on? In this video I give you ten guesses why so many people feel they have it, and how our culture can change to support people in healing.

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How I Discovered The Techniques That Help Me Heal Brain Dysregulation From Childhood PTSD

How I Discovered The Techniques That Help Me Heal Brain Dysregulation From Childhood PTSD

The Daily Practice is a pair of techniques, practiced together twice a day, that helped me quickly recover from the debilitating effects of chronic emotional/brain dysregulation. In this video I tell the history of how I developed it and how to use it.

Below is a link to a free download and videos so you can try it too.

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