We’ve heard it and said it: “I had a happy childhood.” What does this really mean? This week we explore the importance of childhood, what NEEDS to happen in childhood that will lead to a healthy adulthood, and how the goal of happiness can actually stunt our growth. Topics we cover in this episode:

- trauma and reducing the harmful effects of a traumatic experience

- how identity is achieved

- what impedes the development of a healthy, authentic identity in childhood and adolescence

- what role the full range of emotions play in our experience of joy

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