Internal Working Models #1

Introduction to internal working models: Internal Working Models: Internal representations of self, caregivers, and the world initially generated via experiences with the primary caregiver, modified by the interpretation of experiences through the rest of our lives. Positive Internal Working...

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Emotional Blindness

Emotional blindness and how it impacts parents parenting traumatized children What is it? Emotional blindness-referenced in D. Siegel’s book, then researched it. Emotional blindness: an inability to identify and describe one’s own and other’s emotions. It’s considered a personality trait that can...

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Our Child’s Inner Voice

“The way we talk to our children becomes their inner voice” Peggy O’Mara www.TheSilverPenn.com During a recent search on Pinterest, I stumbled over this quote causing me to stop and reflect on its’ implications for the families in our family based service.  How do we talk to our children? What...

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