"We all grow up with the weight of history on us. Our ancestors dwell in the attics of our brains as they do in the spiralling chains of knowledge hidden in every cell of our bodies."
- Shirley Abbott
Therapy typically delves into that "attic" and the thinking is that we are very much where we come from. In many ways, we are at the mercy of hereditary patterns, as repetitive patterns of behaviour can be clearly identified in families.
So! What do we do about it, if anything? I guess if we don't want to repeat potentially harmful behaviour patterns with our own children, we may have to investigate our family issues and do things differently than our ancestors did? This is a comforting thought for those of us who have come from less than loving family dynamics.
Blessings,
Chatgirl
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