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Facing Feelings, Not Fighting Them
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What if a child’s “bad behavior” is actually a message? We unpack the hidden logic of defenses—the mind’s way of staying safe when emotions feel too big—and explore how small moments of presence turn shields into signals.
We start with psychological reality, the meeting point of what is thought and what is felt, and trace how the brain learns to manage distress through relationship. From those early days of being held and soothed, a child discovers that feelings can be named and survived. That discovery lays the groundwork for mentalization and shifts the brain from limbic…
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