Childhood trauma often has profound and lasting effects on a person’s mental, emotional, and physical well-being but there are ways to heal.

Family of origin challenges encompass the difficulties, dynamics, and dysfunctional patterns you experienced within the family you grew up in.

Eldest daughters frequently take on a caregiving or parental role for their younger siblings, especially in families where parents are absent, busy, or emotionally unavailable.

Parentification is a form of role reversal occurs when a child is forced to take on the role of a caregiver or adult in their family, often due to a parent's inability to fulfill their responsibilities.

Your past experiences definitely shape you in profound ways, influence your thoughts, behaviors, and emotional responses.

Your family of origin plays a pivotal role in understanding its impact on your emotional development, behavior, and beliefs.

Children who were raised by emotionally immature parents, cope by creating a role-self and healing fantasies, and either internalizing or externalizing behaviors.

Our childhood influences in many profound ways, especially when it comes to romantic relationships.