The Cycle of Missing Pieces
Exploring intergenerational trauma, healing, and the journey from darkness to self-awareness... Summary This post explores the concept of “missing pieces”, absences or gaps that shape emotional and relational patterns. Through reflections on adoption, family loss, and intergenerational trauma, we examine how awareness, intentional recovery, and self-care can help transform these gaps into growth and resilience. Introduction There are moments in life when you notice the spaces shaped by absence, the invisible pieces that leave their mark. For me, that began with adoption. My birth mother, navigating her own challenges, made the decision to place me for adoption. While that choice was necessary in her context, it left a piece of me feeling incomplete, a metaphorical missing piece that rippled throughout my life. Reflecting on my experiences and watching my son grow up without his biological father due to abuse, I see the generational nature of these missing pieces. Absence can leave...
