by Patrick Teahan LICSW | Sep 13, 2021 | BLOG POST, Family Systems, Shame
When we grow up in abuse, toxic parents only see their children in the roles they put them in- not the individual and beautiful spirits right in front of them. Part of childhood trauma is that their version of us usually becomes our identity. It’s how WE feel...
by Patrick Teahan LICSW | Oct 7, 2019 | BLOG POST, C-PTSD, Childhood Trauma, Intimacy, Relationship Problems, Shame
In my couples work, I see good people really throwing their stuff on each other and having no awareness to it. I wanted to create a video to get people thinking about how your childhood conditioning affects your relationship. I hope the tools laid out in this video...
by Patrick Teahan LICSW | May 23, 2019 | Shame
https://www.instagram.com/patrickteahantherapy/ Shame is a two way street. Some survivors of childhood abuse and the dysfunctional family system constantly live in self doubt making being right (asserting oneself) during conflict impossible. Other survivors...