Readings
Examines why emotional neglect is often minimized or dismissed, and how subtle absence can still have lasting effects.
Explores how early emotional absence can shape self-trust, emotional clarity, and adult relationships, even when there is no clear story of harm.
An overview of how narcissistic and coercive abuse quietly erodes self-trust and clarity through patterns of control rather than overt harm.
Looks at why reasonable limits can bring up guilt, fear, or the urge to explain yourself, particularly after emotionally unsafe or controlling environments.
Explores how coercive or invalidating relationships and emotional neglect erode self-trust over time, even in capable, self-aware adults.
Explains why insight alone doesn’t shift patterns shaped by emotional neglect or coercive relationships, and why change requires nervous-system safety.