Mel Robbins
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Could be very, very much the case.
Yes, you might've been number two in line and your sister's number seven.
And by then there was money and things were stable and mom had more, like, who knows?
Who knows?
Parents are different parents for every single child.
It's absolutely true.
So as you're kind of waking up and recognizing,
how this need for nurturing and safety and guidance was missing.
Right.
And that you long for it.
And it's impacting you as an adult.
You recognize the signs.
You're lonely.
You're burnt out.
Everybody's needs come before yours.
You are a people pleaser.
You're a perfectionist.
You're super critical of yourself.
or you have destructive habits, like you write about in the book how addiction can become a replacement for your mom.
Once you have the self-awareness and you can recognize that this hunger for mothering, for nurturing, for protection, for guidance is there, where do you begin?