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Path 1: Understanding Your Story
What happened to me? How did my parents' trauma become mine?
Your struggles aren't random. They're echoes of your parents' unhealed trauma.
Understanding the pattern is the first step to breaking it.
Progress0 of 5 steps
Step 1
Map Your Family Trauma Tree
See where trauma entered your lineage. Understand how patterns were passed down through generations.
•Add yourself to the tree
•Add your parents and their patterns
•Add grandparents if you know their stories
•Identify trauma entry points
•See how patterns manifest across generations
Step 2
Recognize Your Parents' Trauma in Your Patterns
Your struggles aren't random. They're echoes of your parents' unhealed trauma.
•Identify which parent's patterns you carry
•See how their survival strategies became yours
•Recognize intergenerational patterns
•Understand: 'This came from them, not me'
Step 3(Optional)
Explore: Bipolar or Trauma?
If you've been diagnosed with bipolar, explore whether it's actually trauma-driven TSD.
•Take the 10-minute assessment
•Explore trauma history
•Understand episode patterns
•Get clarity on your diagnosis
Step 4
What You Didn't Get as a Kid
Grieve what you needed but didn't receive. This is necessary before you can heal.
•Identify what secure attachment looks like
•Name what you didn't get
•Grieve the loss
•Understand: 'I deserved better'
Step 5(Optional)
Meet Your Shadow Pet
Your Survival Self as a pet. See it in AR. Watch it grow as you heal.
•Create your Shadow Pet
•See it in AR space
•Give it therapy sessions
•Watch it transform as you heal
Why Path 1 Comes First
You can't heal what you don't understand. You can't parent differently if you don't see the patterns.
Understanding your story gives you:
- ✓Clarity: "This came from them, not me"
- ✓Compassion: For yourself and your parents
- ✓Direction: Knowing what to heal and what to parent differently