Janice and her guest (also dating partner) Steve LeBlanc get vulnerable chatting about how early abandonment trauma has impacted their later relationships and capacity for connection. In part 1 of their conversation, they dive into:
- The research on how impaired connection in early childhood can lead to the abandonment wound
- The impacts of Steve’s early relationships with his parents on his self-identity and later relationships
- Experiencing co-dependency, anxious attachment, and low self-esteem
- How the stories Steve told himself didn’t reflect reality
- Becoming a “chameleon” to fit in and be liked
- Taking on (and perpetuating) the “lone wolf” identity to protect against the fear of rejection and abandonment
- Doing the work to shift from abandonment trauma to connection
- Becoming conscious of the stories and self-beliefs of unbelonging and abandonment
- Becoming the good parent/guide for ourselves that we always needed
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