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Jennifer Nurick

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“Your anxious attachment is a healthy adaptation to a confusing situation. It results from your first experie

Anxious Adaptation

Jennifer November 9, 2023

When you find yourself in the middle of a protest behaviour, acting out, but desperately trying to form some kind of connection, know that your behaviour makes sense when put in context.  There are younger parts of you that are …

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Attachment adaptations are the result of experiencing different kinds of trauma during your childhood. They include what some have called “big-T trauma,” such as abuse, neglect, domestic violence, living in a war zone. They also encompass “small-t trauma,” like ongoing bullying, feeling unloved, repeatedly being told that you are stupid, or living with an adult where there is little emotional connection. Don’t dismiss small-t trauma as not being “real trauma,” small-t traumas build up, like a thousand tiny paper cuts, and significantly impact your emotional development and the adult you have become. Children “can be wounded in multiple ways: by bad things happening, yes, but also by good things not happening” (The Myth of Normal - Maté and Maté 2022, 23). When you are in the moment, experiencing an anxious attachment adaptation, and frustrated with yourself, you are likely unaware of the unresolved childhood trauma that sits behind it

Attachment Adaptations and Trauma

Jennifer November 9, 2023

This is an excerpt from my upcoming book “Heal Your Anxious Attachment” landing Feb 2024.  When you have one of the insecure attachment styles, it is easy to be self-critical and feel flawed in some way when you see yourself …

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You are not broken, in need of fixing. You are deeply hurt, in need of care. —Arielle Schwartz, The Complex PTSD Workbook

A Compassionate Quote from Ariella Schwartz

Jennifer November 9, 2023

Let me know your thoughts in the comments love Jen x

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Do you resonate with this idea of multiplicity?

The Mono Mind

Jennifer November 9, 2023

Do you resonate with this idea of multiplicity? Leave a comment if you do. If you are interested in learning more about Internal Family Systems (IFS), check out my podcast – Psychotherapy Central – Episodes 5-13 are all about IFS.  …

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being a mother

Being a Mother, a Reflection as Ariel Turns 13!

Jennifer November 9, 2023

Today, my youngest baby has become a teenager. Whilst far from being a fully-fledged adult, she is incredibly independent, brave, kind, warm-hearted and FUN! The mothering journey is so different for everyone and is so contextual. How would my experience …

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Immigrants will often be left with a legacy of pressure around education and having to learn. That makes sense because often, all their ancestors could take with them was what they knew.

Immigration a Legacy of Pressure Around Education

Jennifer November 9, 2023

Does this resonate with you? let me know in the comments

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Parenting

Parenting

Jennifer November 9, 2023

As parents, it is easy to become housemates rather than lovers and playmates. It is easy to allow the children to take up all the extra time and space.  It is important for parents to carve out time to be …

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Five Tips for Choosing a Therapist

Five Tips for Choosing a Therapist

Jennifer October 23, 2023

Are you thinking of talking to someone and wondering where on Earth to start? Have you tried a therapist, and it just didn’t flow as you wanted it to? Choosing a therapist is a journey that we need to invest …

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“To provide even a sliver of hope, a moment of safety, where another who is suffering can feel felt and understood, just one moment where they can re-link, re-associate, re-embody, and know that a new world is possible.”

The Importance of Safety For Healing

Jennifer October 23, 2023

Take a moment to notice what around you creates a feeling of safety in your body. ⁣⁣What connection feels safe to you? Who can you connect with that allows your body to exhale, to rest deeply?⁣⁣Where might you find that …

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The one who plants trees knowing he will never sit in their shade, has at least started to understand the meaning of life. Rabindranath Tagore

A Quote by Rabindranath Tagore

Jennifer October 23, 2023

The one who plants trees knowing he will never sit in their shade, has at least started to understand the meaning of life. what are your thought?

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