When you were younger, there may have been a void of emotionally calm and safe spaces, so you stepped in to give this to caregivers or siblings in need of someone to talk to.
As a family cycle-breaker, you extend empathy in all directions – even up the lineage to ancestors you’ve never met. Their pain weighs on your heart. You try to heal parents, siblings, and children by holding big space for other’s emotional experiences. This can look like listening deeply, translating between people, helping others regulate, or carrying emotional weight on your own shoulders.