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When your child's body triggers your past trauma

My teenage daughter looks exactly like I did at her age and I find myself warning her about things that haven't even happened yet.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Projecting past bodily experiences onto another person conflates their potential with your history.

Ideas that help explain it
Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Body image and self-perception?”

If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.