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Our emotions are neurochemical physical pain sensations.
They deserve the same compassion that we give to someone in any other form of pain.
When you show compassion towards someone's emotional pain you aren't "encouraging" them to wallow in emotions ..you're giving them the chance to feel understood and supported in the midst of suffering.
Supporting a trauma survivor's felt safety means being present with empathy and patience, providing a space of safety to help calm their dysregulation and offer them a secure and grounding attachment relationship.
This inspiring video is a reminder to keep pushing forward and doing your best, no matter the obstacles you face.
Discover why harsh punishments and power and control tactics can create compliance in children through fear and dissociative shutdown, and how these patterns can lead to adult relationships based on power and control or deep self-worth wounds in this eye-opening and insightful video that encourages compassionate limit setting without instilling fear.