The Unfinished Business of Childhood: Healing Through Understanding

Why do so many of us struggle with people-pleasing, perfectionism, difficulty setting boundaries, or feeling responsible for everyone else's wellbeing? What if these patterns are not flaws, but survival adaptations shaped by our earliest relationships?

In this episode, Adam McCormick explores the "unfinished business of childhood" and how early experiences continue to influence our emotional lives, relationships, and sense of self. Drawing on more than 25 years of experience in trauma and child welfare, he offers a compassionate perspective on healing—one that replaces self-judgment with understanding. Elaine Miller-Karas will discuss with Adam McCormick how resilience grows not by becoming someone new, but by reconnecting with the authentic self that has always been within us.