Dear Rosie:

“I’ve heard that your childhood impacts the rest of your life and that in order to grow from it you need to reprogram your mind – by listening to affirmations and thinking positive thoughts” – said better, if I may, it’s about thinking thoughts that are true to reality (with an added tinge of a positive attitude).

“I am still struggling to make and maintain relationships… I don’t feel like I can really trust anyone, because even if someone decides to stick around they can die” – it is scary, I know, the last part. But there is such a thing as deserved trust, that is, there are people who proved over a long time that they deserve to be trusted.

Trust and maintaining quality relationships go hand in hand. One cannot exist without the other.

“As a child I remember promising to myself that I would do everything in my power to be a good provider for my future children, so that they would not have a similar experience” – the child that made this promise is a good child, a child with a heart as beautiful as (going back to my imagery) the most beautiful flower imaginable on a tree!

“That is one reason why I put so much effort into my career” – you are a hard worker, willing and able to put a lot of effort into making life better for your future children… and for yourself (?)

“I am willing to work on myself, if that’s what it takes. I’m just not sure where to start“- I did years of working on myself. Maybe I can help you start. If you want, we can keep communicating for as long as you find it useful.

anita