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We learn many things from our culture and our family of origin, and like good kids we want to absorb everything we are told, implicitly and explicitly. Some of what we absorb, however does not serve us. For example if you are a woman and your mother taught you that it's not "polite" to show an angry part, you may find yourself burdened by a need to always be the "Good Girl". This may have been passed down through your family and your culture. Indeed, it may not have been safe for your great grandmother to show anger. She may have been punished. And to protect her daughter she will have passed down this teaching.... that gets passed down... and so on. Becoming aware of the burdens that our parts may carry that do not belong to them is the first step in both releasing these burdens, and ensuring that we do not pass them on to our kids.