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Caring for Your Nervous System (with psychologist Nicole LePera)

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Understanding Psychological Adaptations

This chapter explores how psychological adaptations arising from past traumas shape our personalities and coping mechanisms, leading to behaviors like fear of confrontation and overachievement. It discusses the societal pressures influencing our perceptions of worth, emphasizing the need to redefine self-worth independent of external accomplishments.

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