Tag Archives: emotional pain

July 12, 2011 The Process of Inner Child Healing and a Poem of Hope for Highly Sensitive Survivors

Hello everyone.  Whenever I write a new post, I “tune in” to you, my readers, and write from my heart.  Sometimes I plan what I am going to write and other times I write something entirely different from what I had planned.  At the beginning I used to worry, “how can I top that last post”, [...]

June 17, 2011 Hurts So Good?–Through Pain You Grow Stronger–Processing Childhood Emotional Pain So You Can Heal

Hi everyone.  Today I was out on my patio getting my morning dose of Vitamin D from the sun (hallelujah, the warmth is finally here to stay!) and writing down ideas for my next post.  When I was finished, the song “Hurts So Good” by John Mellencamp came on the radio I was listening to.  You [...]

April 19, 2011 Moving On From A Narcissistic Parent-Part 2

Hi everyone. Easter will be here in less than one week and I have been reviewing the state of No Contact with my extended family.  It has been 1 year and 4 months since I have had any contact with them and I know I made the right decision.  The time away from them has continuously [...]

March 15, 2011 HOPE For Overcoming Childhood Pain and Guilt–For Highly Sensitive Survivors of a Narcissistic Parent

Hi everyone.  As we are halfway through March, there is HOPE!  There is hope for Spring and warmer temperatures around the corner, hope for the U.S. economy as joblessness decreases, hope for the Japanese people as they recover from the horrific earthquake and tsunami. We put ourselves in their shoes and imagine how we would cope.  Messages of love, [...]

Dec. 14, 2010 Happy Bitter-Sweet Holidays!

Hi everyone. December is here!  Winter is here! And the Holidays are upon us!  And doesn’t it feel that way sometimes–like they are upon us instead of within us or about us…instead of about love and giving and sharing the joys of all of our uniqueness as humans on the planet and that we are [...]

Nov. 30, 2010 Narcissistic Parents Are The Cause Of Learned Helplessness in Highly Sensitive People (HSPs)

Hi everyone.  Today I want to write about a subject that many of my clients and readers can relate to as Highly Sensitive People with a narcissistic parent.  It is something called Learned Helplessness.  Learned Helplessness is that feeling of powerlessness that we all feel at times, and for some of us it is more pervasive and [...]

November 17, 2010 Holiday Survival Tips and A Poem To My Narcissistic Mother–An HSPs Recovery From Artistic and Creative Self-doubt

Hi everyone.  It’s November!–and there’s a briskness in the air and the  awareness of the holidays approaching.  For many of us highly sensitive survivors that comes with a bitter-sweet feeling–of light and love from God above (the true reason for the season) mixed with the grief of a lost childhood and sad or painful holiday memories of [...]

October 31, 2010 Get Free From The Wicked Witch In Your Life

Hi everyone and Happy Halloween.  Halloween to me and my family is about dressing up in costumes and getting candy and is primarily Fun For The Kids!  I hear the origins of this holiday are about something dark and scary but I don ‘t believe there is any harm in celebrating the FUN part and I think [...]

October 12, 2010 Journaling for Joy and Finding My True Voice In A Poem

Hello to all of you sensitive souls.  I hope you are enjoying this beautiful week of Indian Summer we are having. The news says that most of the U.S. is experiencing gorgeous mild temperatures and colorful changing leaves right now.  It is definitely my favorite time of the year and it feels like such a [...]

September 29, 2010 Part 2–More Helpful Tips for HSPs With A Narcissistic Parent

Hi everyone.  Today I am releasing Part 2 of my More Helpful Tips post for those of you Highly Sensitive Souls trying to figure out how to thrive when you have a narcissistic parent.  It may help for you to review tips 1 through 6 in my last post. To summarize, they were about: your gift of [...]

May 27, 2010 Summer’s Great Expectations–Why Summertime Can Be Difficult for Highly Sensitive People (HSPs) Surviving From A Narcissistic Parent

Hi everyone.  The warm weather is here!  Summer is coming!  Visions of the fun times ahead soaking up the sun, and outdoor activities fill the mind!  The plans, the anticipation, the wonder, and excitement…Yay!  Right?…or instead are you wondering why you are feeling surprisingly “down”?  I have been trying to figure out why I’ve had to fight [...]

April 30, 2010 Mother’s Day Survival Guide–How To Cope If You Have a Narcissistic Mother

Hi everyone.  May is approaching.  This is a big month for me. May 8th is my eldest child’s Party (on campus) in honor of his Graduation from College! We are so proud and awestruck how this child persevered through interviewing in this tough economy and was able to land “The Dream Job”!  So this will be a [...]

April 19, 2010 Helpful Tips About Healing Childhood Pain–From Self-doubt To Finding Your True Purpose

Hi everyone.  I hope you are able to enjoy the beauty in the spring flowering trees and all of the splashes of purple and pink that are so breathtaking–at least they are here where I am located.  Wherever you are, I am grateful for the technology of the internet that helps me to feel as if [...]

Mar. 7, 2010 Techniques for Journaling and Over-riding Your Inner Critic–For The Highly Sensitive Person (HSP)

Hi everyone.  I’m happy to be back.  Everything is very quiet in regards to my mother and extended family.  Thank goodness no more phone calls or emails–there were only about 2 short ones each since I began no contact.  So I feel I can relax and just enjoy moving forward.  I  had a wonderful vacation [...]

Mar. 1, 2010 From the Heart of an Obedient Child: The Painful Legacy Left Behind

Hi everyone.  I am away on vacation.  So I am taking a short break from writing a post–but in keeping with the same subjects in my posts of late, I decided to share with you a poem I wrote about 2 years ago.  I hope you like it.    Love, Elaine     FROM THE HEART OF [...]

Feb. 4, 2010 My Ode to Michael Jackson

Hi everyone.  Michael Jackson was definitely a highly sensitive person (HSP) with a narcissistic father and he suffered from much childhood pain because of it. There has been a lot about him on the news again lately. So it seemed timely and appropriate for me to write this post about him. I think it is wonderful that they [...]

Jan. 28, 2010 On Overcoming Self-doubt: The Story Behind My Songs of Hope and Healing

Hi everyone.  Today I am releasing the audio for my song A New Beginning.  To listen click here-> A New Beginning .   I hope you like it. The recording is unedited and done in one take so bear with me.  Improvements are forthcoming.  It ties into my post for the week.  I hope you like it too. *You may listen to [...]

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