Yes yes yes - it is so real and all of that impacts us in so many ways. For me, just one part of it was that I kept finding toxic relationships as an adult because of what I believed about myself and the world. Six divorces later...and a lot of ongoing trauma throughout my adult life...finally I was able to begin to find real healing.

I can relate to so much of what you said but will spare you the details (and hello from a fellow Canadian! Although I'm now living in the UK and have become a British citizen too).

thank you for opening up this topic in such a powerful way.