Dharmapunx NYC The past is never dead. It's not even past.
Mar 26, 2026
A deep dive into how childhood shapes adult patterns and survival responses. Conversations about attachment, emotional memory in the right brain, and learned personality strategies. Demonstrations of two‑chair and rescripting work to meet inner parts. Guided practices include breathwork, meditation, loving‑kindness, and chairwork to notice triggers and strengthen a healthy adult.
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Attachment Research Reinscribes The Past Into Present Suffering
- Attachment research linked childhood caregiver relationships to adult pathologies through longitudinal studies.
- Korda cites Bowlby, Ainsworth and others showing addiction, anxiety, and relational difficulties trace to early attachment patterns.
Childhood Wounds Live In The Right Hemisphere Not In Thoughts
- Emotional wounds are stored nonverbally in the right hemisphere and right orbital frontal cortex, not as conscious thoughts.
- Korda emphasizes you can know you're safe yet still feel anxiety because these patterns are unconscious bodily states.
Personality As Learned Survival Strategies From Caregivers
- Personality is often a set of learned survival responses shaped by specific parental behaviors.
- Korda gives examples: explosive fathers produce hypervigilance; affection tied to achievement produces performance-based self-worth.