Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. You don’t have to grow up in a loud, chaotic household to carry invisible wounds. Sometimes, it’s what didn’t happen that leaves ...

Even though research shows that every year most people lose the struggle to keep their resolutions past February, as a psychologist and specialist in emotional neglect, I have seen that keeping New ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Emotional neglect is heavy and those overlooked feelings from our early years can leave a lasting imprint on our adult lives.

Tension: We prize adult “composure” without questioning whether it stems from genuine self-awareness or a hidden emotional survival strategy. Noise: Our culture conflates self-reliance with maturity, ...

Childhood neglect describes the trauma of what didn’t happen. Neglect occurs when parents or caregivers fail to meet their child's educational needs or to provide adequate food, shelter, and medical ...

People who grew up in chaos, neglect, or fear often carry that history into adulthood in ways that are easy to misread. What looks like aloofness, overexplaining, or even "too much" kindness can ...

Childhood trauma can be different. In fact, an event can be traumatic for a child if they feel insecure or scared enough for the brain to learn to adapt to these situations. That’s why childhood ...