What happened to our childhoods

Dear Couples, Your Relationship May Be Triggering Childhood Wounds—But It Can Also Help Heal Them ❤️‍🩹 One of the principles that I seek to help couples understand in my counseling office is that many of the negative emotions we experience in relationships—anger, anxiety, insecurity, or defen

Did you ever play this as a child? I played the Bratz games on the PS2 and now that I have a DS again I can get the Bratz GBA games to relive my childhood #gaming #tech #gamergirl #gameboy #nintendo #nintendods #bratz #pink #gamingsetup #desksetup

Every child deserves to be safe. Seen. And believed. The signs of childhood PTSD are often missed because they don’t look like what we expect. Let’s raise awareness, not just for our kids,but for the child we used to be. 🧠💔 #PTSDawareness #TraumaInformed #ChildhoodTrauma #CycleBreake

Why does childhood trauma hurt so much—even decades later? Because when you’re a child, you’re not just experiencing pain… You’re being wired by it. Trauma during key developmental stages shapes your brain, your beliefs, your nervous system, and your sense of safety. It doesn’t just hurt—it

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💭Best part for me definitely has to be comic book store! We used to have a comic book time every weekend when our family goes to the store and check out latest released comics. I really miss the old times when everything is slower. 💭What’s your best childhood memory? And Why? Do you like the ol

My son requested this one ☝️🥰 He calls it “ Mango Sticky Rice “ This one was really fun to make ❤️ It’s my favorite dessert that reminds me of my childhood. And note it will be my son’s too ☺️ What you’ll need: 2-3 cups cooked glutinous sticky white rice 2 cups coconut milk 1

Meet Deanna from Ontario, California. With incredible courage, she opens up about the childhood trauma she endured under her mother’s shadow and how she transformed her pain into strength by embracing a mindset focused on healing and hope for the future. A big thank you to Mark Laita from Soft W

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We’re not just losing celebrities.... we’re losing pieces of our childhood. 💔 First Brad Arnold. Now this. RIP James Van Der Beek. #restinparadise #jamesvanderbeek #dawsonscreek #ourchildhood #90skidsmemories

Lotería Nails Inspired by Latinx Childhoods 💅✨ This La Lotería inspired GelX nail set is more than just a look—it’s a nostalgic love letter to our childhoods 🎨💅 Even though La Lotería is traditionally Mexican, I grew up playing this game as a Dominican 🇩🇴—just like so many Latinos across the

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What’s something that you used to do as a kid? Or liked to do when you were a kid and no longer do? #letschat #lemon8contest #valentinesday #positiveenergy

Some of the biggest battles you face as an adult aren’t caused by what’s happening now—they’re echoes of what happened long before you had the words to explain it. Childhood trauma often hides in the background of your life, shaping your reactions, your relationships, and your sense of safety witho

Healing isn’t just about what happened to you… it’s about what stayed with you. Some of us are walking around with childhood versions of ourselves still trying to be seen, still trying to be loved, still trying to feel safe. The wounds didn’t always come from strangers—they came from places that

So growing up in the Colombian Caribbean the water service used to be out quite a bit, so we would save water in buckets like this and use it for showering. To be completely truthful this is not the case anymore, the area where I grew up actually has very stable water supply but last night it hap

#safespace #lemon8challenge Vulnerability 🤍 My Story: When I was little, about as little as I was in my photo, I experienced something that set off a course of consequences and lead me to many of the issues I’ve dealt with all my life. I would visit my dad over the summer in Washington sta

Healing childhood trauma is not about “getting over it” — it’s about gently learning to feel safe again, re-teaching your body and mind that you deserve peace, love, and stability. These are small but powerful steps: acknowledging what happened, calming your nervous system, working through the p