How Childhood Trauma Rewrites Adult Relationships

Send us Fan Mail Contact Amy; amywatsonauthor@gmail.com Some of the most “normal” habits in adulthood are actually old survival skills. When childhood trauma or adverse childhood experiences shape the brain, kids learn protective behaviors that secure connection with caregivers, even if the connection is unsafe. Years later, those same patterns can show up as people pleasing, perfectionism, overgiving, or sabotaging closeness and they can quietly erode marriages, friendships, and fami...