During the infant period of our life we have a lot of needs and rely one hundred percent on caregivers to deliver on those needs. Between feedings, connection, sleeping and mobilizing, we are at the whim of an adult to take good care of us. The foundational growing edge we’re working at this stage of our lives is Support. It’s as if we’re asking the world, “I have all these needs; is there help available so I can get them met?”
Read MoreAs little, newly arrived humans, the first thing we’re “measuring” is if the world is safe and welcoming. If we experience peaceful, attuned connection and a warm environment, we can internalize that experience as our own. Foundationally we can have the experience of being welcomed to the world and that our aliveness is OK.
Read MoreMost-often unseen by us, the strategies we called upon to address early growth challenges show up now in everything from our personalities and our outlook on life, to how we deal with conflict and relate to others. The body and mind are enmeshed so these strategies often also show up physically, and over time can lead to pain or dysfunction.
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