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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
Go to Family Trauma Tree
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'
Go to Pattern Recognition
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
Go to Bipolar-TSD Navigator
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'
Go to Reflection Exercises
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
Go to Shadow Pet AR

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