Emotional neglect Archives - Carmen Schmidt Benedetti

Complex Trauma in HSPs

November 17, 2020 by Carmen Schmidt Benedetti

New Series: Highly Sensitive Persons (HSP) who have experienced Complex Trauma After my previous interview with Dr. Lourdes Viado, on her podcast Women In-Depth, we realized there was so much more to elaborate on regarding Highly Sensitive Persons (HSPs) with Complex Trauma. We decided to develop a series on discussing various aspects of this topic. […]

Filed Under: CEN, Complex Trauma, CPTSD, Emotional neglect, Highly Sensitive Person, HSP, Issues for Women, Trauma, Trauma / PTSD

Healing from Childhood Emotional Neglect

April 18, 2019 by Carmen Schmidt Benedetti

Childhood Emotional Neglect (CEN) can often be difficult to recognize. CEN is elusive. It represents something a child is missing at home rather than something that was there (such as physical abuse). Many adults don’t even know they experienced emotional neglect. When emotions were expressed, or the child had a need, they were ignored or […]

Filed Under: Abuse/Neglect, CEN, Emotional neglect, Self-care, Trauma, Trauma / PTSD Tagged With: CEN, childhood emotional neglect, coping, emotional neglect, PTSD, therapy, trauma