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Inside the consulting room. Episode 4.The Invisible Child

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A child sits politely on the sofa, answers every question, never argues, never asks for anything, and somehow still feels missing. That’s the mystery we sit with as we share Sophie’s story, a ten-year-old described as “a pleasure to teach” who keeps saying “I don’t know” and “I don’t mind,” as if preferences are dangerous and feelings are optional.

We explore how this kind of quiet compliance can grow inside a stressed family system where attention is pulled toward urgent needs, crises, and the loudest problems. Using an attachment lens, we talk about internalized emotional…

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