We’re all born into a childhood that we can only assume is “normal” because we have nothing to compare it to. We grow up, get jobs, and learn how to function in society, but seldom do we take unbiased inventory of our developmental influences. What we remember of childhood is merely a story created in the mind of a child. Until we go back and construct a coherent narrative of what actually happened, we are in danger of basing our lives, identities, and relationships on a false or incomplete picture of reality.
Childhood is where the vast majority of our relational difficulties originate. It's where our attachment style comes from and where we form our blueprint for human connection – a working, internal model of reality, self, and others. And if you never audit that thing, the way you show up in relationships may be utterly mystifying to you and the people you date. After going through such an inventory with my clients, we always arrive at, "Of course, that's what you do in relationships. Makes perfect sense!"
This work will take you from “What’s wrong with me?” to “What happened to me?” in a jiffy. It'll help you discover the truth about yourself that may have been obscured by years of repression, denial, delusion, dissociation, shame, and self-medication. Identifying the losses and unmet needs of your developmental years is one of the first steps in the reparenting process. Download the Childhood Inventory now and save yourself the cost of 3-5 therapy sessions.