In an earlier article, Love At Any Price, I discussed childhood attachment and the development of a ‘false self’. This week I continue this discussion by exploring the concept of  ‘the primal wound’ as it relates to psycho-emotional healing and the quest to live an authentic life.

In order to develop a healthy ‘whole’ self, infants and children need to be adequately reflected, seen, and acknowledged by an empathic “container”, this being our family-of-origin, e.g., our original family system.

It...