Broken trust before words is one of the quietest yet most enduring injuries of human development. Long before a child can speak, reason, or remember consciously, the world is already teaching powerful lessons about safety, reliability, and love. This is the core insight of Erik Erikson, whose first psychosocial stage—trust versus mistrust—unfolds in the earliest … Continue reading Broken Trust Before Words: The lifelong impact of Erikson’s first psychosocial stage on adult