12/31/2025
Like many folks, I came from a broken home in which at least one parent (in my case it was dad) struggled to show up for me. He had a lot of pain and trauma in his story and that carried over… or down upon me and my siblings - think ‘generational curse.’
As kids, we don’t realize what’s actually happening. We intuit that things are off, and we develop ways to cope. Many of these strategies are brilliant in ways, yet stop serving use ‘well’ when we become grownups.
Imposter syndrome, or the sense of being unworthy and thus the propulsion toward earning our being, is one or many. And this sense of unworthiness isn’t simply a performative struggle in our workplaces.
Its tendrils creep deep into our sense of identity and cause all manner of pain points.
So… This isn’t about blaming parents or rewriting history. It’s about noticing how adaptive strategies can follow us into adulthood long after we no longer need them.
If this resonates:
You weren’t broken.
You were resourceful.
And now you get to choose what still serves you.
📞 Ready to do this work with support?
If you live in Arkansas, I’m accepting new therapy clients.
👉 Book a free intro call through the link in my bio
👉 Let’s talk about the patterns you’re carrying, and the ones you’re ready to outgrow
👉 Start 2026 feeling more like you than ever before
You don’t have to keep surviving.
You can actually start living.
