Paola Bailey, PsyD

A while back I wrote a piece on childhood emotional neglect and had a ton of people contact me on how to cope once they identified it in their lives. So here is a follow-up piece on a few strategies to try on the road to reparenting yourself. Link in bio. Hope it helps! #childhoodemotionalnegect #mentalhealth #therapy #healingoldtrauma

In the wake of the collective trauma and retraumatization triggered by the Kavanaugh hearings, I've written a piece on the topic. https://blog.paolabailey.com/kavanaugh-and-collective-traum

If you are at a loss for what to do, here are some great resources. Call your representatives, donate, speak up. It all helps. #Repost @marieforleo A few weeks ago, many of you joined with me, @glennondoyle, the brilliant @together.rising team and many, many others to raise funds to help #keepfamiliestogether . The donations raised are near 2.6 million but clearly, we must keep going. This situation is getting worse by the day. When I watched the new...s last night, the report stated that nearly 20,000 children may be in detention centers by August. This is unconscionable. . Even a few dollars makes a difference for these children and families. The link to donate is in my bio and the comments below. Even more details are available at togetherrising.org. . Every single penny you donate goes to the lawyers and social workers helping these families. We cannot allow this to continue. We must come together and act. . Give money if you can. Use your VOICE to call representatives (swipe for directions on what to do). Whatever you can do to help, please do. Thx to @shaunking @lenawaithe @brenebrown @glennondoyle for your IG posts and to @maddowshow for her honest, heartfelt reporting. See more

If you see something, say something. Now is the time to speak up!! #Repost @dlbenfieldrdn Dear America, our past does not have to be our future. #keepfamiliestogether #truepatriotismrequiresresistance #standupriseupspeakup

This topic has been coming up frequently in my sessions lately. Seems like we’re all chasing the high of being accepted, of fitting in, if being deemed good enough. But the truth is that acceptance, when external, is a constantly moving target. Realizing that you do not, in fact, need it is my definition of freedom. Rebellious, irreverent and authentic freedom. #confidence #authenticself #youareyourmostimportantproject #theydonthavetolikeyou #youhavetolikeyou