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When therapy feels like betrayal of family

My therapist keeps asking me to talk about my childhood trauma but every time I do I feel like I'm betraying my parents who did their best with what they had.

Juana
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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

The healing process can create painful tension between honoring one's truth and protecting family loyalty.

Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Survivor identity?”

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