48: The Hidden Cost of Needing to Be Understood
Why does being misunderstood hurt so much?
For many of us, it's not simply because someone doesn't "get" us. It's because, somewhere along the way, our nervous system learned that being understood meant being safe, accepted, or loved.
As children, it made sense. We depended on the adults around us to see us, protect us, and respond to our needs.
But what happens when we carry that same need into adulthood?
In this episode of (re)Parenting Radio, I share a powerful breakthrough from one of my clients who spent years trying to get her mother to understand her. Then one conversation changed…
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