Difficult Childhood Therapy
You can grow up in a loving home with parents who provided for you and love you at your core and feel like something just isn't "right". Sometimes when our parents provide all of our physical needs as kids, we can have a difficult time grappling with how our emotional needs might not have been met. Therapy can be a place to hold space for both at the same time. It's okay to explore how your childhood impacted you and the things you struggle with today and it not shadow what was provided for you as a child.
And many of us might have been raised by emotionally immature parents who likely didn't have their needs met as a kid and passed down their generational "stuff" to us. Being raised by an emotionally immature parent might mean that you often felt ignored, misunderstood, unimportant, unloved or maybe in competition with them or your siblings. Some adult children of these parents often felt as though they had to hide parts of themselves or had to be an emotional caregiver to their parent.
When we allow ourselves permission to explore how our childhood impacted us as an adult, it can give us the freedom to connect the dots between what we're currently struggling with and why. Exploring childhood doesn't mean we are pulling up old stuff, stuck in the past, or blaming anyone for anything. It means we are ready to take responsibility of healing and care enough about ourselves, our caregivers and/or our partner and kids that we want to understand ourselves deeper. Understanding ourselves deeper gives the people in our life the gift of ending generational cycles and an authentic, self-aware presence.
If you're interested in learning more about difficult childhood therapy or complex trauma, you can reach out to me by email at [email protected] to set up a free consultation today.
And many of us might have been raised by emotionally immature parents who likely didn't have their needs met as a kid and passed down their generational "stuff" to us. Being raised by an emotionally immature parent might mean that you often felt ignored, misunderstood, unimportant, unloved or maybe in competition with them or your siblings. Some adult children of these parents often felt as though they had to hide parts of themselves or had to be an emotional caregiver to their parent.
When we allow ourselves permission to explore how our childhood impacted us as an adult, it can give us the freedom to connect the dots between what we're currently struggling with and why. Exploring childhood doesn't mean we are pulling up old stuff, stuck in the past, or blaming anyone for anything. It means we are ready to take responsibility of healing and care enough about ourselves, our caregivers and/or our partner and kids that we want to understand ourselves deeper. Understanding ourselves deeper gives the people in our life the gift of ending generational cycles and an authentic, self-aware presence.
If you're interested in learning more about difficult childhood therapy or complex trauma, you can reach out to me by email at [email protected] to set up a free consultation today.