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When parent and child share the same struggles but modeling feels inauthentic

My teenage daughter and I both struggle with perfectionism and I can see how my own patterns are affecting her but when I try to model healthier behavior it feels fake to both of us because I haven't actually changed inside.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

A parent recognizes their own unhealed patterns being transmitted but cannot authentically offer what they have not genuinely cultivated.

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