How Emotionally Immature Parents Affect Your Adult Relationships
By Stephanie Boucher, Registered Psychotherapist | The Mindful Loft The short version: Growing up with an emotionally immature parent does not only affect how you feel about your family. It can shape how you attach to partners, who you are drawn to, what you are willing to accept, and how you respond when something goes […]
Breaking the Silence: Healing for Adult Children of Alcoholics
The short version: Growing up with an alcoholic parent leaves specific marks on how you read a room, how you trust, how you feel in relationships, and how you see yourself. These patterns are not character flaws. They are the adaptations of a child who had to survive an unpredictable home. This post is about […]
Understanding Memory Loss and Childhood Trauma: Why You Can’t Remember Your Early Years
By Stephanie Boucher, Registered Psychotherapist | The Mindful Loft The short version: Not being able to remember much of your childhood is more common than most people realize, and it does not automatically mean something terrible happened. But it also does not mean nothing happened. Memory gaps can be developmental, stress-related, trauma-related, or some combination […]
Understanding the Impact of Complex PTSD from Childhood Trauma
By Stephanie Boucher, Registered Psychotherapist | The Mindful Loft The short version: Complex PTSD, or C-PTSD, is what can develop when trauma is not a single event but a long pattern, often involving the people who were supposed to keep you safe. It can affect your body, your relationships, your sense of self, and your […]
