Thank you Hive account@julisavio for this excellent post. I know as a child I would have benefited by having a child psychologist to help me understand my situation.

At 2-weeks old, my mother started having schizophrenic episodes. She would be in hospital for weeks and I remember many times medics coming into the house as a little boy, taking my mother away. No one around me would talk to me and help me understand.

Luckily, I have always been a very self-reflective person and knew instinctively this wasn't normal and that it wasn't her fault... But it wasn't until 12 years ago that I realized I was blaming myself for her condition and didn't even know it, since she was healthy and ok until I was born.

Once I realized this, something changed and I felt free.

Now I help others through coaching. It is wonderful to be able to do this every day.