October 19, 2026 at 6:12 PM
A theory-building framework for understanding how psychological maltreatment, coercive control, surveillance, intimidation, environmental terrorization, deprivation, and other abusive processes can converge.
#PanthropicAbuse #DevelopmentalTrauma #NarcissisticAbuse #NeurodevelopmentalPsychology
#PanthropicAbuse #DevelopmentalTrauma #NarcissisticAbuse #NeurodevelopmentalPsychology
Panthropic Abuse: The Developmental Architecture of Constellated Abuse
What happens when abuse cannot even be recognized as abuse while it is happening? I have published a new theory-building paper: Panthropic Abuse: The Developmental Architecture of Constellated Abuse T...
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September 27, 2026 at 4:53 PM
A theory-building framework for understanding how psychological maltreatment, coercive control, surveillance, intimidation, environmental terrorization, deprivation, and other abusive processes can converge.
#PanthropicAbuse #DevelopmentalTrauma #NarcissisticAbuse #NeurodevelopmentalPsychology
#PanthropicAbuse #DevelopmentalTrauma #NarcissisticAbuse #NeurodevelopmentalPsychology
Childhood and Developmental Trauma: Types, Signs and Impact
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#childhoodtrauma #developmentaltrauma #traumahealing #childhoodexperiences #emotionalhealing #mentalhealth #traumarecovery #healingjourney #selfawareness #wellbeing
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#childhoodtrauma #developmentaltrauma #traumahealing #childhoodexperiences #emotionalhealing #mentalhealth #traumarecovery #healingjourney #selfawareness #wellbeing
September 7, 2026 at 4:35 AM
Childhood and Developmental Trauma: Types, Signs and Impact
For more, visit > tinyurl.com/3psub5ex
#childhoodtrauma #developmentaltrauma #traumahealing #childhoodexperiences #emotionalhealing #mentalhealth #traumarecovery #healingjourney #selfawareness #wellbeing
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#childhoodtrauma #developmentaltrauma #traumahealing #childhoodexperiences #emotionalhealing #mentalhealth #traumarecovery #healingjourney #selfawareness #wellbeing
👉 More information about developmental trauma in my blog:
www.deineheldenreise.de/blog/
This post is not a substitute for therapy. If a lot is stirring in you right now, please reach out to someone you trust or a professional!
#personalgrowth
#gestalttherapy
#developmentaltrauma
www.deineheldenreise.de/blog/
This post is not a substitute for therapy. If a lot is stirring in you right now, please reach out to someone you trust or a professional!
#personalgrowth
#gestalttherapy
#developmentaltrauma
July 8, 2026 at 11:38 AM
👉 More information about developmental trauma in my blog:
www.deineheldenreise.de/blog/
This post is not a substitute for therapy. If a lot is stirring in you right now, please reach out to someone you trust or a professional!
#personalgrowth
#gestalttherapy
#developmentaltrauma
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This post is not a substitute for therapy. If a lot is stirring in you right now, please reach out to someone you trust or a professional!
#personalgrowth
#gestalttherapy
#developmentaltrauma
They're doing it for attention!
#nvr #nonviolentresistance #growthmindset #adoption #fostering #kinship #parenting #parentingtrauma #developmentaltrauma #trauma #attentionseeking #attentionneeding #adhd #autism #fasd #momguilt
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#nvr #nonviolentresistance #growthmindset #adoption #fostering #kinship #parenting #parentingtrauma #developmentaltrauma #trauma #attentionseeking #attentionneeding #adhd #autism #fasd #momguilt
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They're doing it for attention!
"They're just doing it for attention."Thankfully this isn't something I come across often, even with parents stretched thin. More often I hear parents say "You wouldn't believe the amount of attention...
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July 16, 2025 at 7:02 AM
I don't like who I am when my child pushes me to my limits
A blog - 1 min read
#secondarytrauma #burnout #blockedcare #survivalmode #parenting #adoption #fostering #kinship #trauma #developmentaltrauma #attachment #attachmentdisorder #fasd #autism #adhd
www.elainenichollsnvr.com/post/who-i-become
A blog - 1 min read
#secondarytrauma #burnout #blockedcare #survivalmode #parenting #adoption #fostering #kinship #trauma #developmentaltrauma #attachment #attachmentdisorder #fasd #autism #adhd
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I don't like who I become
I had a conversation with a parent this week they said “I don’t like who I become when my child pushes me to my limits?”It got me thinking - we are all that person. And if you think you’re not, you ar...
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January 25, 2025 at 11:04 AM
I don't like who I am when my child pushes me to my limits
A blog - 1 min read
#secondarytrauma #burnout #blockedcare #survivalmode #parenting #adoption #fostering #kinship #trauma #developmentaltrauma #attachment #attachmentdisorder #fasd #autism #adhd
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A blog - 1 min read
#secondarytrauma #burnout #blockedcare #survivalmode #parenting #adoption #fostering #kinship #trauma #developmentaltrauma #attachment #attachmentdisorder #fasd #autism #adhd
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Life story conversations with kinship children
A blog - 1 minute read
#adoption #fostering #kinship #lifestory #lifestoryconversations #lifestorywork #trauma #developmentaltrauma #therapeuticparenting #therapy
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A blog - 1 minute read
#adoption #fostering #kinship #lifestory #lifestoryconversations #lifestorywork #trauma #developmentaltrauma #therapeuticparenting #therapy
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Life story conversations with kinship children
Yesterday I had the honour and the privilege of spending the day with a group of kinship carers - thinking together about the difficult things our children have experienced - and more importantly how ...
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October 13, 2024 at 3:11 PM
Life story conversations with kinship children
A blog - 1 minute read
#adoption #fostering #kinship #lifestory #lifestoryconversations #lifestorywork #trauma #developmentaltrauma #therapeuticparenting #therapy
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A blog - 1 minute read
#adoption #fostering #kinship #lifestory #lifestoryconversations #lifestorywork #trauma #developmentaltrauma #therapeuticparenting #therapy
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Trauma - two things can be true
A blog - 2 minute read
#nvr #nonviolentresistance #relationaltrauma #developmentaltrauma #traumainformed #therapeuticparenting #sendparenting #asd #autism
#adhd #FASD
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A blog - 2 minute read
#nvr #nonviolentresistance #relationaltrauma #developmentaltrauma #traumainformed #therapeuticparenting #sendparenting #asd #autism
#adhd #FASD
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Two things can be true
Those of us parenting children who’ve experienced relational trauma can sometimes struggle to decide how to respond to behaviours that significantly hurt, upset, or inconvenience others.Parents and ca...
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September 10, 2024 at 4:28 PM
Trauma - two things can be true
A blog - 2 minute read
#nvr #nonviolentresistance #relationaltrauma #developmentaltrauma #traumainformed #therapeuticparenting #sendparenting #asd #autism
#adhd #FASD
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A blog - 2 minute read
#nvr #nonviolentresistance #relationaltrauma #developmentaltrauma #traumainformed #therapeuticparenting #sendparenting #asd #autism
#adhd #FASD
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The NVR map
A blog - 2 minute read
#nvr #nonviolentresistance #therapeuticparenting #nvrtherapeuticparenting #trauma #traumainformed #adoption #fostering #kinship #attachment #developmentaltrauma
elainenichollsnvr.com/post/the-nvr-map
A blog - 2 minute read
#nvr #nonviolentresistance #therapeuticparenting #nvrtherapeuticparenting #trauma #traumainformed #adoption #fostering #kinship #attachment #developmentaltrauma
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The NVR map
One of the really good things about NVR is that it provides something of a map for those times where we might be in survival mode.Most of my work is with trauma in some form or another - children and ...
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August 10, 2024 at 1:11 PM
Realistic therapeutic parenting
A blog - 2 minute read
#nvr #nonviolentresistance #therapeuticparenting #goodenoughparenting #trauma #fasd #autism #adhd #trauma #developmentaltrauma
elainenichollsnvr.com/post/realistic-therapeutic-parenting
A blog - 2 minute read
#nvr #nonviolentresistance #therapeuticparenting #goodenoughparenting #trauma #fasd #autism #adhd #trauma #developmentaltrauma
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Realistic therapeutic parenting
Parenting is hard. Really hard. Therapeutic parenting is beyond hard. In all the therapeutic parenting advice (specific to trauma/autism/ADHD/FASD etc), one thing that’s often neglected is the small i...
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August 9, 2024 at 4:56 PM
Realistic therapeutic parenting
A blog - 2 minute read
#nvr #nonviolentresistance #therapeuticparenting #goodenoughparenting #trauma #fasd #autism #adhd #trauma #developmentaltrauma
elainenichollsnvr.com/post/realistic-therapeutic-parenting
A blog - 2 minute read
#nvr #nonviolentresistance #therapeuticparenting #goodenoughparenting #trauma #fasd #autism #adhd #trauma #developmentaltrauma
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The impact of #trauma reduces our #creativity. Steals it away from us.
To be without our full human capacities is to live less. We miss out on the most beautiful human experiences.
Another reason #DevelopmentalTrauma is a huge (but unrecognized) global health crisis
To be without our full human capacities is to live less. We miss out on the most beautiful human experiences.
Another reason #DevelopmentalTrauma is a huge (but unrecognized) global health crisis
November 26, 2024 at 3:40 AM
The impact of #trauma reduces our #creativity. Steals it away from us.
To be without our full human capacities is to live less. We miss out on the most beautiful human experiences.
Another reason #DevelopmentalTrauma is a huge (but unrecognized) global health crisis
To be without our full human capacities is to live less. We miss out on the most beautiful human experiences.
Another reason #DevelopmentalTrauma is a huge (but unrecognized) global health crisis
"A person with preverbal trauma may have no conscious recollection of what happened, yet their body remembers..."
#childhoodtrauma #preverbaltrauma #traumarecovery #cptsd #developmentaltrauma #medicaltrauma #traumahealing #cptsdsurvivor #cptsdrecovery #complexptsd #complextrauma #HealingJourney
#childhoodtrauma #preverbaltrauma #traumarecovery #cptsd #developmentaltrauma #medicaltrauma #traumahealing #cptsdsurvivor #cptsdrecovery #complexptsd #complextrauma #HealingJourney
When Childhood Shapes Your Adult Pain: Understanding Trauma (2 of 4)
Do you feel like you're carrying a weight you can't explain? What if your current struggles stem from places your memory can't reach? Let's validate the realness of your distress.
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March 21, 2025 at 3:00 PM
"A person with preverbal trauma may have no conscious recollection of what happened, yet their body remembers..."
#childhoodtrauma #preverbaltrauma #traumarecovery #cptsd #developmentaltrauma #medicaltrauma #traumahealing #cptsdsurvivor #cptsdrecovery #complexptsd #complextrauma #HealingJourney
#childhoodtrauma #preverbaltrauma #traumarecovery #cptsd #developmentaltrauma #medicaltrauma #traumahealing #cptsdsurvivor #cptsdrecovery #complexptsd #complextrauma #HealingJourney
Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) can cause long-term activation of the stress response system.
This can result in elevated cortisol levels, our primary stress hormone — not for hours or days, but years.
#developmentaltrauma #Adversechildhoodexperiences #stress
This can result in elevated cortisol levels, our primary stress hormone — not for hours or days, but years.
#developmentaltrauma #Adversechildhoodexperiences #stress
June 28, 2025 at 2:17 PM
Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) can cause long-term activation of the stress response system.
This can result in elevated cortisol levels, our primary stress hormone — not for hours or days, but years.
#developmentaltrauma #Adversechildhoodexperiences #stress
This can result in elevated cortisol levels, our primary stress hormone — not for hours or days, but years.
#developmentaltrauma #Adversechildhoodexperiences #stress
Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) can cause long-term activation of the stress response system.
This can result in elevated cortisol levels, our primary stress hormone — not for hours or days, but years.
#developmentaltrauma #Adversechildhoodexperiences #stress
This can result in elevated cortisol levels, our primary stress hormone — not for hours or days, but years.
#developmentaltrauma #Adversechildhoodexperiences #stress
June 21, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) can cause long-term activation of the stress response system.
This can result in elevated cortisol levels, our primary stress hormone — not for hours or days, but years.
#developmentaltrauma #Adversechildhoodexperiences #stress
This can result in elevated cortisol levels, our primary stress hormone — not for hours or days, but years.
#developmentaltrauma #Adversechildhoodexperiences #stress
May 20, 2026 at 4:56 PM
Couldn’t love this brilliant resourceful and informative book more #DevelopmentalTrauma #compassion #creative thank you @dr_treisman
November 20, 2024 at 2:44 PM
Couldn’t love this brilliant resourceful and informative book more #DevelopmentalTrauma #compassion #creative thank you @dr_treisman
born wrong. I was a sad & lonely child who didn’t get what they needed. now as an adult—despite building a strong support networks, a life full of good & real love—there is something inside me so empty from that lack that I’ll never be at peace with as long as I live.
#CPTSD #DevelopmentalTrauma
#CPTSD #DevelopmentalTrauma
August 16, 2025 at 2:07 AM
born wrong. I was a sad & lonely child who didn’t get what they needed. now as an adult—despite building a strong support networks, a life full of good & real love—there is something inside me so empty from that lack that I’ll never be at peace with as long as I live.
#CPTSD #DevelopmentalTrauma
#CPTSD #DevelopmentalTrauma
A Huge Part of Recovery from #DevelopmentalTrauma, #ChildhoodAbuse and #CPTSD, is to Embrace Taking Care of Our Own Needs FIRST Without Guilt or a Need to Over Explain Why.
The #EmPowerment of #SelfLove & SelfCare is to Embody Healthy #Boundaries & Live True to Ourselves Unapologetically.
#Free
The #EmPowerment of #SelfLove & SelfCare is to Embody Healthy #Boundaries & Live True to Ourselves Unapologetically.
#Free
February 10, 2025 at 5:57 PM
A Huge Part of Recovery from #DevelopmentalTrauma, #ChildhoodAbuse and #CPTSD, is to Embrace Taking Care of Our Own Needs FIRST Without Guilt or a Need to Over Explain Why.
The #EmPowerment of #SelfLove & SelfCare is to Embody Healthy #Boundaries & Live True to Ourselves Unapologetically.
#Free
The #EmPowerment of #SelfLove & SelfCare is to Embody Healthy #Boundaries & Live True to Ourselves Unapologetically.
#Free
Devasting slides of the brain of those with #developmentaltrauma in thinking about self/others compared to those without. So validating to hear @SebernF share with dismay a patient who identified herself as ‘borderline’. How many of us become our diagnoses? @actiontrauma #VTS2020
November 24, 2024 at 9:13 PM
Devasting slides of the brain of those with #developmentaltrauma in thinking about self/others compared to those without. So validating to hear @SebernF share with dismay a patient who identified herself as ‘borderline’. How many of us become our diagnoses? @actiontrauma #VTS2020
This👇🏼So complex when working with/healing from #developmentaltrauma #structuraldissociation. Parts of self born to protect the whole, containing an aspect of trauma, don’t know the danger is over so doubt/fear much! Those willing to see & navigate this, are extraordinary indeed!
November 23, 2024 at 1:23 AM
This👇🏼So complex when working with/healing from #developmentaltrauma #structuraldissociation. Parts of self born to protect the whole, containing an aspect of trauma, don’t know the danger is over so doubt/fear much! Those willing to see & navigate this, are extraordinary indeed!
Our survival brains know what to do when we are faced with extreme overwhelm, pain, and terror.
#dissociation #pain #trauma #complextrauma #developmentaltrauma
#dissociation #pain #trauma #complextrauma #developmentaltrauma
January 23, 2026 at 2:39 PM
Our survival brains know what to do when we are faced with extreme overwhelm, pain, and terror.
#dissociation #pain #trauma #complextrauma #developmentaltrauma
#dissociation #pain #trauma #complextrauma #developmentaltrauma
Latest free online #DisabilityLivingAllowance overview session THIS EVENING at 8pm. Please repost / share anywhere that might be useful, we have spaces :)
#DLA #DevelopmentalTrauma #CareExperiencedChildren
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DLA Overview - Focus on Non-Physical Health Conditions - Belay Training
A free hour-long session on DLA, what it is, how to apply, and why it might just be relevant to your family:Are you parenting children with care experience, or perhaps with care needs related to neuro...
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December 2, 2024 at 4:28 PM
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October 30, 2025 at 2:12 PM
“Spanking? Never did me any harm”
Is that something you say? I used to. Not any more.
#spanking #DevelopmentalTrauma #childhood #trauma #healing
Is that something you say? I used to. Not any more.
#spanking #DevelopmentalTrauma #childhood #trauma #healing
Latest blog post - “Spanking? Never did me any harm”
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#spanking #trauma #childhood #healing
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“Spanking? Never did me any harm”
Earlier this year, I had a confrontation with someone who claimed I was entirely at fault. I attempted to defend myself and apologized for my role in the situation, but I also highlighted how I had tr...
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December 16, 2024 at 8:28 AM
“Spanking? Never did me any harm”
Is that something you say? I used to. Not any more.
#spanking #DevelopmentalTrauma #childhood #trauma #healing
Is that something you say? I used to. Not any more.
#spanking #DevelopmentalTrauma #childhood #trauma #healing