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“How come I can’t find someone who really loves me for who I am?” This is a question that comes up in therapy more often than you might think. The answer often reaches much further back than dating or compatibility- it reaches into how we first learned to be loved. When Love Had to Be Earned If, as children, we had to fight for love, to earn attention, to behave perfectly, to stay quiet, to please, we learned that love is conditional. That it must be worked for, proven, or

This article explores how sexual trauma can leave survivors carrying shame, silence, and complex emotional struggles. It shows how person-centered, trauma-informed therapy offers a safe relationship where survivors can be heard, question harmful messages, and begin to rediscover themselves. Healing is not about erasing the past, but about finding new ways of living with what happened.