The self help and spirituality world has slowly been awakening to the reality that what happened to us in our childhoods is going to have a big impact on us as we grow up.
We are starting to become aware that the experiences of our past - especially in those formative years of our lives - are not just ‘in the past’, but rather are profoundly important pieces of the puzzle when it comes to trying to figure out how we got to where we are now, why we may be struggling in the ways that we’re struggling and why we may feel disconnected in the ways that we do.
We are starting to become aware that we didn’t all arrive in our adulthoods fully functional and capable, then simply proceeded to ‘mess up our lives’ for no reason after that.
Which is all great.
But one thing that I feel isn’t talked about enough is the impact of not having a secure connection.
Many of us grew up in households where our caregivers weren’t able to be a truly safe place for us - and although this was our ‘normal’ and although we technically survived and were fine - we have ended up in an adult reality where we don’t feel safe, don’t feel connected to our true selves, don’t feel like we can establish healthy habits or healthy relationships - and we struggle to figure out WHY this is the case.
Today I want to talk about the massive impact that not having a secure connection has on us as we grow, and why understanding this is a massive key to understanding who we are, what we need and how we ended up where we are today.
The foundations we got in our childhood are truly important to look at if we really want to understand why we are the way we are and what we need in terms of support and healing now in our adulthoods.
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