Dear Shadow,

What do you want me to know about myself and my unmet needs? What fantasies or desires for recognition or power am I suppressing? It’s been said that nurturing love is to suppress a desire for power. And a desire for power may suppress our ability to love and connect.

You’ve felt hurt recently, but not by any particular person? Maybe my parents. I am upset they didn’t spend more time with me. I needed to be understood and nurtured. I still feel disproportionately misunderstood by the people around me. By my mom… dad.