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The Invisible Scars of Childhood: Recognizing and Healing the Mother and Father Wound
Kris Ward Kris Ward

The Invisible Scars of Childhood: Recognizing and Healing the Mother and Father Wound

The wounds we carry from childhood aren’t always obvious—but they shape everything. If you’ve been following my recent posts on family roles and the sibling triggers I met face-to-face in Mexico, you already know how these invisible prisons get built.

Now, let’s talk about what healing really looks like—not just recognizing the wounds, but maturing beyond them. Integrating and making whole the immature masculine and feminine we inherited, so we’re no longer bound to old, toxic patterns and ways of relating. Learning to embody a self-possessed, grounded presence instead of shrinking, lashing out, or seeking approval.

This is the real work of healing—growing into who we were meant to be.

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The Roles We Played to Survive: Family Systems and Emotional Immaturity
Kris Ward Kris Ward

The Roles We Played to Survive: Family Systems and Emotional Immaturity

The roles we played in childhood weren’t random—they were survival. If you grew up in an emotionally immature family, you likely became The Golden Child, The Scapegoat, The Caretaker, or another role designed to keep the family system intact. The problem is that these roles don’t just disappear in adulthood. They shape how we show up in relationships, at work, and in the mirror. Which role did you play? And more importantly—how do you break free from it?

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