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Childhood Trauma and Life Direction

The impact of childhood trauma on the development of a sense of purpose and life direction, including the role of timing, type of trauma, social supports, and later interventions.

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Jan 27, 2026

How does childhood trauma affect finding life direction?

can distort the biological and psychological scaffolding people use to form goals, meaning and a coherent life path, yet its effects are neither uniform nor destiny; outcomes depend heavily on timing,...