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What happened in a family can still shape what feels possible now.
Daughters of Emotionally Immature MothersThe library · Annie Wright, LMFT
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Work & ambition
You love the work. You can’t switch it off.
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Am I Addicted to Achievement or Just Driven?A different adulthood
Your childhood isn’t the life you want next.
A starting question about the adulthood you want to build, rather than a label you have to accept.
I had a lousy childhood. I want a good adulthood.Readers & colleagues
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