The broken bond

med to be everywhere, constantly calling and texting, checking in on her and the kids. Sarah knew th

first, Sarah was hesitant, but eventually, she agreed to go. She found herself sitting in

ays there for her, how he loved her unconditionally. She talked about her mother, how she was distant and controlling, alw

. It was hard to confront the truth, to acknowledge the wounds that had never fully healed. But it was al

r relationships and mental health. She realized that the dysfunction in her family had been passed do

was a manifestation of her own unresolved trauma, that she was not just a cold and heartless person. She began to see that she herself

endence, to set boundaries with her mother, to make choices that were true to her own values and desires. She knew that the roa

ll moments of darkness and despair, times when she felt like she was back at the beginning. But she a

ng, including meditation, yoga, and journaling. She found that these practices helped

She was no longer defined by her family's dysfunction or her mother's cont

he was alive, and she was free. She knew that the road ahead would be challenging at tim

rward living her lif