Why we feel broken and why we’re not You are not broken. You were exposed to hard, abnormal experiences that asked your body and mind to survive in ways they weren’t built for long-term. The responses you carry now are not failures but sensible, loyal adaptations that helped you keep going. The work isn’t about “fixing” you into someone else; it’s about giving your nervous system steady, repeated signals of safety, being seen, and being valued so the parts of you that retreat