
In "The Origins of You," renowned therapist Vienna Pharaon reveals how childhood wounds shape adult relationships. With 683,000+ Instagram followers, her compassionate framework has sparked a mental health revolution. What family pattern is secretly controlling your life choices?
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Why do you keep choosing partners who can't fully show up for you? What makes you end relationships right when they're getting good? Here's the uncomfortable truth: those recurring patterns aren't accidents or personality quirks. They're blueprints drawn in childhood, invisible instructions you've been following without realizing it. Every time you sabotage a promising connection or feel inexplicably triggered by something small, you're responding to wounds formed decades ago-wounds that desperately want your attention. Think of your childhood self as a detective, constantly observing and interpreting the emotional climate around you. You noticed everything: the tension in your mother's shoulders, the way your father's mood shifted when he walked through the door, the unspoken rules about which feelings were acceptable and which weren't. To survive and maintain connection with the people you depended on, you adapted. Maybe you became the perfect child who never caused problems, the emotional support for an overwhelmed parent, or the invisible one who learned to need nothing. These adaptations made perfect sense then. When a parent is drowning in depression or stress, becoming low-maintenance isn't manipulation-it's survival. When expressing your needs leads to rejection or punishment, learning to hide them is wisdom, not weakness. Dr. Gabor Mate captures this impossible choice: "When authenticity threatens attachment, attachment trumps authenticity." As children, we invariably choose connection over our true selves because the alternative-complete abandonment-is unthinkable. But here's what happens: those survival strategies become relationship patterns. The child who managed a parent's emotions becomes an adult who can't stop caretaking partners. The one who learned to be invisible struggles to advocate for their needs decades later. You're not broken-you're brilliantly adapted to circumstances that no longer exist. The problem is that your nervous system hasn't gotten the memo.
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Creado por exalumnos de la Universidad de Columbia en San Francisco
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