Childhood Emotional Neglect: A Hidden Epidemic illuminates the often hidden and confusing nature of childhood emotional neglect, also called CEN. If you feel like something is wrong with you, but can't put your finger on it, there is a possibility it could be childhood emotional neglect. Because of the hidden nature of childhood emotional neglect, many people go their entire lives unhealed of trauma that isn't their fault.
This episode discusses what childhood emotional neglect is, how it impacts survivors, why we often don't believe we've experienced this ourselves, how we can overcome this disbelief if there is strong evidence we survived childhood emotional neglect, and how we can overcome and heal from this silent epidemic.
Breakdown of Episode
4:16 What is Childhood Emotional Neglect?
14:18 How Childhood Emotional Neglect Happens and Its Impacts
27:09 How CEN and Abandonment Trauma Are Connected
32:46 Why is Childhood Emotional Neglect Downplayed?
36:15 How to Deal with the Nature of CEN and Overcome It
Bulleted List of Resources
• Childhood Emotional Neglect: 37 Signs, Effects, and How to Overcome by Pamela Li in Parenting for Brain discusses what childhood emotional neglect is and its impacts.
• 9 Signs of Childhood Emotional Neglect and 3 Ways to Heal by Andrea Brandt PhD, MFT in Psychology Today tells you what CEN is and gives you the signs of CEN.
• How Childhood Emotional Neglect Hurts Highly Sensitive People by Andre Solo in Introvert Dear describes what HSPs are and clarifies how childhood emotional neglect can impact highly sensitive people in unique ways.
• The 2 Types of Childhood Emotional Neglect: Active and Passive by Jonice Webb, PhD, in Psych Central wasn't mentioned in the episode, but it gives you two categories of childhood emotional neglect so you can understand its nature better.
• Signs of Emotional Neglect in Adulthood By Hailey Shafir LPCS, LCAS, CCS in Choosing Therapy gives you signs you can look for as an adult that may indicate childhood emotional neglect, along with clues of what it looks like in childhood.
• The Hidden Form of Childhood Trauma: Emotional Neglect by Elaine Potoski, LCSW in Arbor Counseling is another article that wasn't directly mentioned in the podcast, but it provides more insights on the hidden nature of CEN.
• Abandonment Trauma: Effects and Symptoms in Children and Adults by Kathryn Watson in Psych Central discusses how childhood emotional neglect and similar experiences can create abandonment trauma.
Extra Resources Mentioned in Episode
Healing From Hidden Abuse by Shannon Thomas is a book that changed my life when it helped me understand what happened to me and why I believed there was something wrong with me.
Episode 14 Season 1 What Is An HSP? is an episode from last season's podcast that can help you go more in depth with what it means to be a highly sensitive person.
Highly Sensitive Refuge is another resource I mentioned if you happen to be a highly sensitive person, or HSP.
Running on Empty: Overcome Your Childhood Emotional Neglect by Jonice Webb and Christine Musello is a book that goes more in depth on childhood emotional neglect, and it is a great next step to further exploring how to heal childhood emotional neglect.
Jonice Webb's Website is the website of one of the main authorities on the topic. There are lots of resources on her page.
Seven Youtube Channel Recommendations for Healing Trauma and Narcissistic Abuse was mentioned in the episode as another resource to find more tools on narcissistic and emotional neglect recovery.
Celebrate Recovery is a Christian support group network for survivors of addiction, trauma, and abuse. It may be a good place to give and receive community, fellowship, and healing.
Insight Timer Meditation App is a tool to find free meditations on emotional recovery, including childhood emotional neglect.
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