The Origins of You

Where are you from? The answer is deceptively simple-“I’m from Florida,” or “I’m from Utah,” “I was raised in California,”. But the question “where are you from” is all-encompassing-how were you raised? What is your favorite childhood memory? What’s your worst? What were the rules in your family? What smell takes you back to when you were 5, 8, 12 years old? All of these factors play a role in each one of our “origin stories”. Where we come from impacts the rest of our lives, for better or for worse. Here with us today to help us understand how childhood shapes later life is psychologist Dr. Jay Belsky.