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Scenario

How childhood touch deprivation affects adult play

I grew up in a house where we never touched each other and now I flinch when my kids try to roughhouse with me.

More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Early relational patterns create somatic barriers to the spontaneous physical joy that heals through repetition.

Your guide for this
Nas
Nas works with people navigating exactly this kind of situation.
Ideas that help explain it
Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Physical play — rough-and-tumble?”

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