Many of us survived a challenging childhood that left us with a voice of dissatisfaction and an inability to find purpose and meaning as adults. Ira Israel is an author and psychotherapist who explains that the origin of dissatisfaction is the wounded child within who is subconsciously and retroactively seeking the acceptance, approval, and love of primary caregivers who either withheld love, loved us conditionally, or treated us in ways we did not understand. We will focus on his new book, How to Survive Your Childhood Now That You’re an Adult: A Path to Authenticity and Awakening