I recently read a very poignant collection of essays called Trigger Points: Childhood Abuse Survivors’ Experiences of Parenting, edited by Dawn Daum and Joyelle Brandt. Something valuable for those of us students of trauma to appreciate is the reality that parenting itself can be a trigger for someone with a trauma history. The editors of […]
Early Childhood Trauma May Go Unrecognized
It can be surprising to learn that a person may not know they were traumatized as a child until much later in life when they learn about the true nature of trauma and take time to reflect on their own childhood experiences. As children grow up, they just assume that the way their parents treated […]
Unconditional Positive Regard
The concept of unconditional positive regard was developed by Carl Rogers in 1956 and is widely accepted as essential for therapy to be effective. According to Rogers, unconditionality means that there are no conditions of acceptance. Wikipedia adds to this by stating that this basic acceptance and support of a person is regardless of what […]
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