Running on Empty No More: Transform Your Relationships with Your Partner, Your Parents & Your Children

That’s why growing up without being seen, known, understood and approved by your parents leaves its mark upon you.

Your parents don’t see or know the real you, as you are today.

You know that your parents love you, but you don’t necessarily feel it.

You didn’t ask them to bring you into the world. By making the choice to do so, they took the responsibility upon themselves to raise a healthy child, which is the mandate of all mammals who are contributing to the survival of their species. Your parents and you are not governed by any special rules that require love and affection at all cost to yo

After you see what you didn’t get, these feelings all may start to make more sense, but they do not go away.

Built into our human brains from birth is an intense need for attention and understanding from our parents.

CEN is a multi-generational process, that it’s not their fault, and that you give them credit for all the good they did for you as well.

“It must be me. I’m flawed,” you decide. You blame yourself

They may quickly change the subject, or dissolve into tears, pulling for you to comfort them.