Grief and Emotional Neglect

Posted: February 25, 2026

Grief is a universal experience, but for adults who grew up with childhood emotional neglect, navigating loss can feel overwhelming and isolating. When emotional needs were ignored in childhood, many people enter adulthood without the skills to identify, process, or express complex feelings, making the stages of grief more difficult to move through. This post explores how childhood emotional neglect disrupts the grieving process, reviews the five stages of grief introduced by Elisabeth Kübler-Ross, and offers practical strategies for healing. Learn how to process grief in a healthy way, reconnect with your emotions, seek support, and begin healing unresolved childhood emotional neglect so you can move forward with greater resilience and self-compassion.

Are You Neglecting Yourself? The Hidden Impact of Childhood Emotional Neglect

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Posted: February 17, 2026

Most of us neglect ourselves at times. We push through exhaustion. We silence our own preferences. We tell ourselves, “It’s not that big of a deal.” But over time, self-neglect can quietly shape the quality of our lives in ways that are far more damaging...

When the Past Shows Up in the Body: Childhood Emotional Neglect and the Transition to Motherhood

Pre and Post Natal Mental Health

Posted: February 10, 2026

Emotional neglect is one of the most common, and least recognized, forms of childhood maltreatment. Unlike abuse that leaves visible marks, emotional neglect is defined by what didn’t happen: the absence of emotional attunement, comfort, encouragement, and a felt sense of belonging. Research suggests that...

Black Sheep in the Family?

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Posted: February 3, 2026

The “black sheep” is usually defined as the outcast: the odd one, the difficult one, the family member who somehow brought their exclusion upon themselves. Families often assume that if one person is treated differently, there must be a good reason. Sometimes that’s true. Occasionally,...

Now Accepting UnitedHealthcare/Optum Insurance in Alpharetta, GA or Statewide

mental health

Posted: January 22, 2026

I’m pleased to share that I now accept UnitedHealthcare (UHC)/Optum insurance for therapy services in Alpharetta, Georgia or throughout the state of Georgia. If you’re searching for a therapist who accepts UnitedHealthcare or Optum near Alpharetta, this update may help make starting therapy more affordable...

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Grief and Emotional Neglect

Are You Neglecting Yourself? The Hidden Impact of Childhood Emotional Neglect

When the Past Shows Up in the Body: Childhood Emotional Neglect and the Transition to Motherhood

Black Sheep in the Family?

Now Accepting UnitedHealthcare/Optum Insurance in Alpharetta, GA or Statewide

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