As children, we often hold back from speaking about what matters to us through fear of losing love and connection (essential to our very survival) with our caregivers. This fear can arise from prior experiences of shame, blame, alienation, abandonment or abuse. The experience of losing love and connection can feel life-threatening, and will often lead to the internalisation of the belief that something must be wrong with us. We will then suppress our true selves in an innocent attempt to avoid this pain.

It all begins with an idea.

It all begins with an idea.