We Experience Our First Love in the Home

We learn how to 'love' and how we experience 'love' from our first experiences within the home particularly with our caregivers. When we've experienced an injury in being loved, we can often find ourselves mistaking familiar 'love' experiences with others as close connections and engaging in familiar ways of 'loving' others that may be sabotaging.

What did you learn about love while growing up within your home? How might that be affecting your relationships with your friends, partner, family members, and children? How do you experience and express love.

Hatty J. Lee, LMFT (she/her) is an Asian American licensed marriage and family therapist and brainspotting practitioner who has been practicing for 14 years in community mental health settings, schools, and private practice virtually across California and in-person in Los Angeles and Pasadena, California. As the founder and clinical director of a group practice called Oak and Stone Therapy in Los Angeles, CA, she trains clinicians and supports people to deepen their relationship with themselves and the most important people in their lives. She writes about mental health on her Instagram and is the co-author of The Indwell Guide that integrates visual storytelling, mental health education, and practical tools to support people to heal and thrive.