Beginning to Heal From Emotional Neglect - Part 1

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Beginning to Heal From Emotional Neglect - Part 1

by Dr. Jonice Webb

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Many people with Childhood Emotional Neglect (CEN) never realize it happened to them, because it simply means your parents didn't respond to your feelings enough while raising you. Yet it can leave a lasting mark, making it hard even to know what you feel. Dr. Jonice Webb shares a first step you can take on your own toward healing: building a personal understanding of how CEN showed up in your childhood. She offers reflective questions to guide you, like whether your family used emotion words, noticed what you were feeling, or left you sensing you had to fend for yourself. In Part 2, Dr. Webb shares a second step: gently reconnecting with your feelings. This talk touches on sensitive topics, including reflections on your childhood and family. Please listen with care and go at your own pace. This content is for educational purposes and is not a substitute for one-to-one professional care.

Attachment Based Self Reflection Inner Child Healing Emotional Labeling Affect Naming Practice Emotional Neglect Healing Childhood Family Childhood Emotional Neglect

Meet your Teacher

Dr. Jonice Webb

Arundel, ME 04046, USA

Meet your Teacher

Dr. Jonice Webb

Arundel, ME 04046, USA

Transcript

Hello, Dr. Denise Webb here. A lot of you have been asking me, What can I do to get started on healing my childhood emotional neglect? There are actually two things you can do and I'm going to talk about the first one right here today. It's something that you can do on your own. You can get a start on it. A quick refresher, Childhood emotional neglect happens to many people who never realize it happened to them because it can happen for all kinds of reasons. It basically just is when your parents don't respond to your feelings enough as they raise you. That is all it is and it's all it takes, But it leaves an indelible stamp on you for your lifetime that makes you struggle with emotions and struggle with knowing even what you feel, Plus a host of other things that we won't go into right here. The first step that you can take that I want to talk about is to start understanding how childhood emotional neglect, Or CEN, Actually applies to you as a person. An individual. Your own tailored understanding of CEN and how it happened to you. So it's starting to look at things like, What exactly went on in my childhood home? What was missing for me? For example, Did my parents actually use emotion words in a comfortable way? Did they say the words sad, Angry, Hurt? Those are just the very basic ones, But there are so many emotion words. And some families are much better at using those than others. Did your family notice what you were feeling and was it okay to be feeling what you were feeling? Did you feel alone as a child? Did you sense on some deep level that you needed to fend for yourself, Either emotionally or even in some other ways as well? These are all questions to ask yourself and reflect internally. How exactly did CEN happen to me? And in order to do that, The best thing to do is learn everything you possibly can about childhood emotional neglect in general, And then start applying that to yourself. I'll talk about the second one next week. Thanks so much for watching.