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2 Why Your Family of Origin Impacts Your Life More Than Anything Else

The Place We Find Ourselves

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I Could Never Tell My Parents About What Happened

As a child, when something bad happened you ran to your mom for comfort. The only way you develop a sense of I could never tell my parents is because you've gone to them before many many times only to be dismissed or blamed. And so there's this sense of you have no choice but to go it alone. To receive care would connect you to that deep part of your heart that desperately needed care from your parents rather than dismissal.

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