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> [“Early relational trauma results from the fact that we are often given more to experience in this life than we can bear to experience consciously. This problem has been around since the beginning of time, but it is especially acute…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/donald-kalsched/early-relational-trauma-results-from-the-fact-that-we-are-often-given/)

[Donald Kalsched](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/donald-kalsched/)

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