Blog post by Katie Egge that lists 11 unhealthy relationship patterns that are normalized in CEN (Childhood Emotional Neglect) Homes. Katie is a therapist & coach who helps people in Minnesota and around the world heal and prevent Childhood Emotional Neglect.

This blog lists 7 critical but often overlooked experiences that are missing when a child grows up with Childhood Emotional Neglect. The absence of these experiences negatively impact a child's ability to know themself, set/achieve routines and goals, celebrate their accomplishments, find fulfillment/meaning and enjoy their life.

Blog post by Katie Egge, LMFT at Connect Therapy MN, provides 7 reasons why the phrase: “All parents try their best” is harmful to those who grew up with childhood emotional neglect and have a difficult relationship with their parents as a result.

Blog post listing the 4 S’s every child needs in order to become securely attached and emotionally intelligent.

Blog post written by Katie Egge, Therapist and Coach at Connect Therapy MN, that lists the top 9 reasons to join a support group to help overcome Childhood Emotional Neglect

Blog post by Katie Egge, LMFT, that lists 11 telltale signs your parent is emotionally immature. Katie Egge is a therapist and coach at Connect Therapy MN who specializes in treating Childhood Emotional Neglect and helps people navigate family estrangement.

Blog post on how Childhood Emotional Neglect can impact parent - adult child relationships, and lists the top 5 ways to support someone who is estranged from their parent during the holidays.

Blog post that lists 9 importance facts about childhood emotional neglect (CEN) and resources to help you heal from and prevent it.

Blog post that lists 7 most common types of invalidations, how to validate + examples, and a validation hack to ensure you’re response is validating versus invalidating to create emotional connection and safety

Blog post by Katie Egge, Therapist & Coach at Connect Therapy MN, that lists part 2: 10 COMMON parenting phrases that are BANNED in her house and why + provides concrete tips on how to respond instead to prevent Childhood Emotional Neglect (CEN), increase parent-child connection, raise emotionally healthy kids, and prevent estrangement down the road.

Blog post written by Katie Egge, LMFT, that lists 5 (of 10) common parenting phrases that are BANNED in my house and why + how to respond instead to foster strong parent-child connection and prevent childhood emotional neglect.

Blog post by Katie Egge at Connect Therapy MN that lists 5 common parenting strategies that contribute to a strained parent-adult child relationship. Provides concrete tips on what you can do NOW to help PREVENT disconnect and estrangement down the road.

Blog post written by Katie Egge at Connect Therapy MN that provides a definition of community care and explains why it’s an important but often missing component in the treatment of Childhood emotional neglect (CEN)

Blog post written by Katie Egge at Connect Therapy MN that outlines a communication hack to increase the chances of getting your emotional needs met in your relationships. Free download attached.

Blog post about Emotional needs: what they are, why we need them, and 3 steps to help you identify what your emotional needs are. Blog post also provides a FREE download to the Emotional Needs Checklist to help you in this process.

Blog post that lists 13 conversation stoppers often used by emotionally immature and neglectful parents, and provides 4 step strategy to handle them effectively.

Blog post that lists 5 common parenting beliefs that may be holding you back from healing from childhood emotional neglect (CEN).

Blog post with 9 important holiday reminders to better navigate challenging relationships with parents

Blog post with 5 key tips to help you effectively get through the holidays despite having a difficult relationship with your parents.

How to identify feelings and the top recommended tool to use to do so! This blog post also covers 6 common reasons why people struggle to identify their feelings, and 7 significant benefits of being able to learn and apply this skill. Finally, this blog provides 3 additional exercises to try to help you build upon this skill.