09/10/2025
This is a very good resource. Erikson's model for development is very useful for adults to understand what they missed out on in their formative years. Sometimes clients will say they feel stuck and that they need to reclaim something within their Self. This developmental model can help us notice and tune in, to the gaps, the undeveloped aspects, and find the ways to develop and empower our Self in targeted ways.
Activity:
Give this a read, and keep a journal and pen nearby.
When your inner voice and body gives response to the information, listen and take notes of what comes up.
Draw a stick figure version of yourself and draw balloons on strings. In each balloon, write something you missed out on, and feel you would benefit from bringing more of, into your life now.
Then, write a few questions you need to answer or actions you feel called to do, in response to this information, journalling and art therapy.
If you want, share on this post and start a conversation 😊
Erik Erikson's theory of psychosocial development describes 8 stages that play a role in the development of personality and psychological skills.
