Notes from Dr. Border

Self-esteem, self-worth, and self-identity are key parts in creating the life you want, but many of us were not able to develop any of these during our childhood. Now in adulthood we are still struggling to develop them. The following prompts can help you strengthen them and proceed on a healing journey! To work on your self-esteem: Do you like who you are? If you said yes to #1, what do you like about yourself? If you said no to #1, what don't you like about yourself? If you

Anxiety, depression, and hypervigilance are all results of abuse. These conditions can command your life if not dealt with. They can not only affect your emotional health, but also your mental and physical health. They can determine the choices you make, the relationships you form, and alter the life you live. I encourage you to journal the following: What negative experiences did you have as a child? Were these experiences abuse or neglect? Do you think these negative experi

Understanding what abuse, neglect, and trauma are helps us to begin on a healing journey. We have to understand what happened to us, accept it, and work to heal from it in the proper way to become healthier and happier. Knowledge is power, and if we don't know that the things that happened to us as children was wrong, we may repeat it, and will always suffer from it's effects. What type of abuse or neglect did you experience as a child? Be sure to check out Lineo Ratia's book

I can't begin to explain how crucial our emotional development is to how emotionally healthy we are through our lives. Without guidance and support, and with added abuse, we are set up for anxiety, depression, hypervigilance, personality disorders, lack of social skills, emotional issues, and relationship problems. Healing from this may take a while and be hard work, but I promise it is so worth it!!!

This was a tough episode to write. Telling my story brings some heartache, grief for what I didn't have, and a little anger. But it also helps me travel further down my healing path. My hope is that by sharing my story and healing journey, I will be able to help you in some way as well. Dedicating this episode to this baby girl and her struggle to become a strong woman.

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