There is a kind of grief that comes from loving people who could not love you in the way you needed. It is not the grief of death, but the grief of what never fully existed. It has no funeral, no rituals, no moment where the world agrees that something was lost. And yet the body knows.

If you were raised by emotionally complicated parents, your nervous system learned early that attachment meant survival. Disconnection felt dangerous. Displeasing felt unsafe. So you adapted. You became perceptive, responsible, emotionally fluent, and exhausted.

This companion is not about fixing your parents or being understood by them. It is about learning how to protect your nervous system, name what happened without collapsing, and choose yourself without cruelty. It offers guidance for the moments when guilt surges, when boundaries feel like betrayal, and when your body reacts as if safety is being threatened, even when it isn’t.

This is not emotional work alone. It is biological relearning. And you are allowed to go slowly.