Research has found that tiger parenting is associated with higher stress responses, as measured by cortisol levels, in kids.

I help folks who grew up in highly stressed, conflictual, or dysfunctional families of origin, who didn’t receive emotional attunement from their parent(s), who were abandoned, neglected ...

When the abuser happened to be a parent, it was clear to me (and to ... becoming their own person, victims of emotional abuse are too pre-occupied with surviving, pleasing their narcissist and ...

Sensory sensitivity - Persons who are highly sensitive have heightened and/or deeper central nervous system sensitivity to physical, emotional or social stimuli. This can result in low tolerance to ...