Childhood emotional neglect

Sometimes it can be difficult to know what you are feeling, but it can also be challenging to accept and trust your feelings. For people with CEN, it’s easy to push down or stuff away feelings because it may lead some to feeling like they…

The current social distancing regulations due to the coronavirus outbreak for people with Childhood Emotional Neglect (CEN) may be causing more isolation and feelings of disconnection than normal with the lack of contact. The people who receive in-person, face-to-face mental health counseling have now shifted…

If you’re familiar with Childhood Emotional Neglect (CEN), you know how impactful it can be for your life and for the lives of the people around you. Dr. Jonice Webb, who is the psychologist expert in CEN, shared tips for recovery from the invisible force…

Having your feelings ignored as a child has a profound effect on you as an adult. Childhood Emotional Neglect (CEN) is the experience of a child not receiving enough emotionally from their parent(s). The unnoticed emotions become difficult to manage, and as a way to…

As adults, we have childhood experiences that have shaped us in good and bad ways. The impact of what has happened or what didn’t happen may be lingering in an unknown space inside of you. You know something is off, but you’re not quite sure.…

The pain of losing a parent either physically, or being emotionally abandoned in childhood leaves deep and longstanding scars. The later has been researched and known as Childhood Emotional Neglect. Without a doubt, we thrive and grow when as children we feel loved and are…