Relationships, don’t want to live with them at times, but physically can’t live without relationships. Human beings are social creatures. Babies like having relationships with people, they watch our every move, they listen to our voice (even before they are born!). Newborn babies can die if they don’t have enough physical contact. They won’t eat, they cry, they need snuggles. New moms are told to have skin to skin contact to help babies bond with them. If they don’t get enough love, they are considered ‘failing to thrive’ because they don’t get enough touch, closeness, snuggles. What about when those we love influence us in our relationships without even knowing they are doing it? You could come from the most loving family relationships with hugs, kisses, never hearing negative words. And still, our brains are so wired to take what happens into a negative light regardless of what we always hear. For example Dad could ask you to wait for one minute before he can play with you and your brain tells you that Dad doesn’t want to play with you, doesn’t like you. Isn’t that annoying? The good news is that we can change our internal voice(s). We just have to take the journey towards healing those voices and getting them to work together for us. Regardless of the relationships we have had, we can heal, and realize each and every single one of us is worthy of love.

Kristen Swart, MSW, LSW is an individual, marital, family, and group counselor at Peace Counseling Group. We serve the communities of Carmel, Zionsville, Westfield, Indianapolis, Fishers, and Brownsburg Indiana.

Address: 9640 Commerce Drive
Suite 413 Carmel, IN 46032

Phone: 317.605.7015

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nancy@peacecounselinggroup.com

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